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    		• Ascalon, David,
     
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    		• Ascalon Studios,
     
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    		• History -- Europe
     
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    		• Emblem -- Star of David
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Hebrew
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Livingston
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Holocaust Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ascalon, David, 1945- , sculptor.
    Ascalon Studios, founder.
    Title: 
    Holocaust Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 2000.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze and stainless steel; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 x 2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 5 x 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On base: names of Nazi death camps) unsigned
    Description: 
    An abstract sculpture depicting a column in the shape of the Star of David with flames at the foot of the column. Hebrew lettering at the top of sculpture translates as: "The children of Israel will not be forgotten." The base is also in the shape of the Star of David and is composed of six layers of gradually smaller flat pieces of concrete. Inscribed on the sides of the each layer are the names of the Nazi death camps.
    Subject: 
    History -- Europe -- Holocaust
    Emblem -- Star of David
    Abstract
    Ethnic -- Hebrew
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Livingston
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Synagogue of the Suburban Torah Center, 85 West Mount Pleasant Avenue, Livingston, New Jersey 07039
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain working drawings for the fabrication of the sculpture.
    References: 
    Ascalon, Eric J., 2003.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 74780003
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