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In late October 2020, artists Dread Scott, Catherine Opie and Shirin Neshat, as well as contributor Nikil Saval and Whitney Museum of American Art assistant curator Rujeko Hockley, were tasked nominating “five to seven works of what they considered the most powerful or influential American protest art (that is, by an American artist or by an artist who has lived or exhibited their work in America) made anytime after World War II.” Click this link to learn more about their selection on images and to read their discussion on why Elizabeth Catlett’s Target Practice (1970) is one of “The 25 Most Influential Works of American Protest Art Since World War II.”