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Assetto, Franco,
Portrait male -- Wallenberg, Raoul
Occupation -- Political
Ethnic -- Swedish
Ethnic -- Hebrew
History -- Europe
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
Sculpture
Raoul Wallenberg, (sculpture).
Artist:
Assetto, Franco, sculptor.
Title:
Raoul Wallenberg, (sculpture).
Dates:
1988. Dedicated Dec. 4, 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel and bronze; Base: concrete and stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 18 x 9 x 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 38 in.
Inscription:
ASSETTO 1988 (On plaque on base:) RAOUL WALLENBERG/THIS "ANGEL OF RESCUE" WENT TO BUDAPEST IN THE/SUMMER OF 1944 AS A SWEDISH DIPLOMAT WITH A/MISSION TO SAVE THE REMAINDER OF THE JEWS OF/HUNGARY FROM THE GAS CHAMBERS OF AUSCHWITZ./HE ISSUED THOUSANDS OF PROTECTIVE PASSES, SET/UP "SAFE HOUSES" AND BROUGHT BACK THE PERSECUTED/FROM THE DEPORTATION TRAINS AND DEATH MARCHES/IN THE FINAL HOURS OF THE SIEGE OF THE CITY./HE PREVENTED THE NAZIS FROM BLOWING UP THE GHETTO/WHERE 70,000 JEWS STILL LIVED./THE SOVIET ARMY MISUNDERSTOOD HIS WORK/AND TOOK HIM PRISONER. HE WAS NEVER RELEASED./HE SAVED OUR FAITH IN HUMANITY./--THE SURVIVORS signed
Description:
Standing figure of Raoul Wallenberg in a two dimensional abstract form. He stands in profile with one arm extended, and is comprised of metal into which geometric cutouts have been made. On either side of the figure are two tall triangular forms, onto which the figure's shadow is cast.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Wallenberg, Raoul -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat
Ethnic -- Swedish
Ethnic -- Hebrew
History -- Europe -- Holocaust
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
California
--
Los
Angeles
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Los
Angeles
, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor,
Los
Angeles
,
California
90013
Located
310 North Fairfax Boulevard,
Los
Angeles
,
California
Remarks:
Funded by private and corporate donations. Materials cost $150,000 and the artist donated his services. Monument initiated by John Brooks, who, with his wife, was rescued by Wallenberg. Raoul Wallenberg (1912-1947?) was the Swedish ambassador to Hungary during world War II. He protected the Jews from Nazi persecution. IAS files include the text of the second plaque which contains acknowledgments.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
California
survey, 1994.
Glenn Wharton and Associates, Inc., 1998.
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 CA000435
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000435
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