Transcendence (sculpture)
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Transcendence is a 2008 stainless steel sculpture by the American sculptor Melvin Edwards. it was commissioned by Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania to honor the first African-American graduate of the educational institution David K. McDonogh, who though born into slavery became a practising physician in the New York City area.
The work is stainless steel and sits outside of the Skillman library of the college,[1] The sculpture is sixteen feet tall and weighs approximately four tons.[2][3][4]