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Stepping Out

A bronze statue of a woman who gently steps forward, hand on hip. Her form stylized and geometric, and she wears a dress or skirt that gathers across her legs as if pulled by a breeze. Her face is simplified, upturned, and her hair is styled in a high bun.
Elizabeth Catlett, Stepping Out, 2000; Bronze, 33 1/2 x 8 x 8 1/4 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; © 2026 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
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A bronze statue of a woman who gently steps forward, hand on hip. Her form stylized and geometric, and she wears a dress or skirt that gathers across her legs as if pulled by a breeze. Her face is simplified, upturned, and her hair is styled in a high bun.

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Elizabeth Catlett

  • Title

    Stepping Out

  • Date

    2000

  • Medium

    Bronze

  • Dimensions

    33 1/2 x 8 x 8 1/4 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay

  • Image Credit

    © 2026 Mora-Catlett Family / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

  • On Display

    Yes

The Artist, Elizabeth Catlett

Sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett used her art to advocate for social change in both the U.S. and her adopted country of Mexico for almost three-quarters of a century.
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