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Catlett, Elizabeth,
Figure group
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Students Aspire, (sculpture).
Artist:
Catlett, Elizabeth, 1915-2012, sculptor.
Title:
Students Aspire, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Aspiration, (sculpture).
Dates:
1977. Dedicated April 28, 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Relief: bronze.
Dimensions:
Relief: approx. H. 14 ft. W. 4 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
EC 77 signed
Description:
Relief of an African-American male and female figure in profile installed on an exterior brick wall. The two figures stand facing each other with one hand on each others waist and the other hand raised above their heads. The raised hand of each figure reaches for the middle disk of a set of five which form an arch over the figures. Each disk contains a scientific or technological symbol. Below the figures is a square relief of the root system of a tree; at the end of each root is a face.
Subject:
Figure group
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Engineering
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Chemistry
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Howard University, Gallery of Art, 2455 6th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20059
Located Howard University, 2300 6th Street, N.W., building facade, Washington, District of Columbia
Remarks:
Inscription on a plaque installed on the wall just below the figures reads: ELIZABETH CATLETT 1915-/1977/THE SCULPTURE AND THE/CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WING/WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY A/GRANT FROM THE/EXXON EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS DC000166
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Inventory of American Sculpture
DC000166
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