The artwork is located at the entrance to "Heart House", the headquarters of the American College of Cardiology.
The sculpture is a fine work--an allegory depicting how physicians (cardiologists in particular) help many people live long, healthy lives.
What is interesting is the name of the 1979 work, Man Helping Man. We suppose use of the word "man" is benignly intended to refer to everyone, men and women alike. If the work were created and named today, we would hope that the name would be more inclusive. Perhaps something like Doctors Saving Lives. Or possibly, in honor of Shark Week, Get Out of the Water, a Shark is Coming!.
P.S. By the way, in case you were wondering, 80% of cardiologists in the U.S. are men. What's up with that? Perhaps the name of the sculpture is sadly appropriate after all. We can do better.
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