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The Flame, (sculpture). Artist:  Sheppard, Joseph, 1930- , sculptor. Fonderia Massimo Del Chiaro, founder. Title:  The Flame, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Dedicated Nov. 6, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished black granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. x Diam. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. x Diam. 6 ft. Inscription:  (On east side of sculpture:) SHEPPARD/87 (On northeast side of sculpture:) FONDERIA D'ARTE/M. DEL CHIARO/ITALY PIETRASANTA (On base, south side:) A GIFT OF REMEMBRANCE/JEANNE AND MELVIN BERGER/JEAN AND JACK LUSKIN/SCULPTOR: JOSEPH SHEPPARD 1930- (Around base top of base:) "THOSE WHO CANNOT REMEMBER THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT"/GEORGE SAN TAYANA 1863-1952 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A group of emaciated concentration camp inmates huddled together being consumed by a fire. The sculpture stands on a cylindric base. Subject:  History -- Europe -- Holocaust Figure group -- Nude Allegory -- Element -- Fire Ethnic -- Hebrew Religion -- Judaism State of Being -- Other -- Imprisonment State of Being -- Death -- Murder Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Baltimore Jewish Council, 2701 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Located Holocaust Memorial Site, Gay & Lombard Streets, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by Jack and Jean Luskin and Melvin and Jeanne Berger. It was added to an existing Holocaust Memorial by Arthur D. Valk which had been criticized as being uninspiring and not sufficiently representative of the Holocaust. The Sheppard piece was also controversial, criticized for its explicit and graphic details; for aesthetic reasons, for being commissioned outside normal channels; and because it was an add on to the existing Valk work. The Shepphard piece has been cleaned and varnished by Cameo Bronze. IAS files contain a related article from the Jewish Times, Sept. 16, 1988. For further reading, see the Jewish Times, May 22, 1992. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1992. 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 MD000557   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000557 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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