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Ascalon, Maurice,
Ascalon, David,
Ascalon, Adir,
Ascalon Studios,
History -- Europe
Emblem -- Menorah
Ethnic -- Hebrew
Relief
Sculpture
Holocaust Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ascalon
,
Maurice
,
1913-
,
sculptor
.
Ascalon
, David, 1945- ,
sculptor
.
Ascalon
, Adir,
sculptor
.
Ascalon
Studios, founder.
Title:
Holocaust Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1985. Dedicated April 11, 1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Copper, bronze, brass, steel, barbed wire, insulators.
Dimensions:
Approx. 5 x 14 x 1 ft.
Inscription:
signed
Description:
A wall relief depicting many symbols of the Holocaust atrocities, such as a broken menorah, torn Torah scroll, barbed wire fence, and burning prayer books. Also represented are six cut tree trunks (representing the six million who died), each with a small branch growing from the top (representing the rebirth of the Jewish people through the establishment of Israel).
Subject:
History -- Europe -- Holocaust
Emblem -- Menorah
Ethnic -- Hebrew
Object Type:
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Temple Beth El of Greater Buffalo, 2368 Eggert Road, Tonawanda, New York 14150
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 74780005
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Inventory of American Sculpture
74780005
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