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Lieberman, Claire,
History -- Europe
Ethnic -- Hebrew
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
A Holocaust Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lieberman
,
Claire
,
sculptor
.
Title:
A Holocaust Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1983. Dedicated 1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel, black granite, brick, railroad ties, and marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 x 24 x 20 ft.; Diam. 21 ft.
Inscription:
(On brick bench/base:) In Memory Of the Six Million Jewish Martyrs Who Perished in the Holocaust and In Recognition Of the Courage And Spirit Of The Survivors (Small plaque:)
CLAIRE
LIBERMAN ARTIST
Description:
An abstract memorial designed for viewers to walk through. Composed of a semi-circular design with twelve vertical metal sheets (bearing names of concentration camps) at either side of entrance to a polished black granite seating area. Railroad ties embedded in the ground symbolize the railroads taking Jews to their deaths and a tall black granite column symbolizes the smoke stack of the crematoriums.
Subject:
History -- Europe -- Holocaust
Ethnic -- Hebrew
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
Owner:
Milwaukee Jewish Federation, Helfaer Community Building, 1360 North Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Remarks:
Built under the auspices of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Gift of Mrs. Harry Bradley. IAS files contain related clippings from Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, June 25, 1982; Milwaukee Sentinel, Dec. 7, 1982; Milwaukee Sentinel, July 18, 1983; and the Milwaukee Jewish Federation Bulletin, May 1983. IAS files also contain list of concentration camp names on memorial.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
Palmer, Virginia A., 1989.
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 74020016
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
74020016
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