Students Aspire

Students Aspire
ArtistElizabeth Catlett
Year1977 (1977)
TypeBronze
Dimensions426.72 cm × 140.208 cm (168.00 in × 55.200 in)
LocationWashington, D.C.
OwnerHoward University

Students Aspire is a public artwork by American artist Elizabeth Catlett, located at 2300 6th Street NW on the Howard University campus in Washington, D.C., United States. Upon its completion, James E. Cheek called the work "a most significant addition to the outdoor sculpture on the university’s campus.”[1] Students Aspire was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993.[2]

  1. ^ McDonald, Jordan (26 February 2019). "Elizabeth Catlett's Students Aspire and the (Black) Artist as Engineer". Archives of American Art. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ SOS! (1993). "Students Aspire (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture. Smithsonian. Retrieved 10 December 2010.