In the context of this artwork, analyze the Description from Elizabeth Catlett of the Description.
“The two students are holding each other up to express unity rather than the competition that exists in education. The equal sign signifies scientific as well as social equality—that everyone should be equal; men to women, students to faculty, blacks to everyone else. The students form the trunk of a tree. The medallions are arranged in a triangle like branches and the plaque represents the roots.” She went on to say:  “I was happy to have the suggestions of the faculty and students. I listened to what they had in mind and then I incorporated that in my own way.” – Elizabeth Catlett
Elizabeth Catlett