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Monument to the Injustice of the Holocaust, (sculpture). Artist:  Feigenbaum, Harriet, 1939- , sculptor. CKR Construction Corporation, fabricator. Petrillo Setting Corporation, contractor. Walker & Zanger, contractor. Title:  Monument to the Injustice of the Holocaust, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 22, 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: carrara marble; Base: carrara marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 27 ft.; Base: approx. H. 11 ft. Inscription:  (On base, front:) INDIFFERENCE TO INJUSTICE/COMMANDANT'S/HOUSE/EXECUTION WALL/TORTURE/CHAMBER/GAS CHAMBER/AND/CREMATORIUM/AUSCHWITZ 1/25 AUGUST 1944/IS THE GATE TO HELL Description:  Obelisk-shaped pillar installed against the wall of the building. On its base is a model of Auschwitz carved into the stone. Subject:  History -- Europe -- Holocaust Architecture exterior -- Civic -- Prison Allegory -- Civic -- Injustice Landscape -- Poland -- Oswiecim Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of General Services, One Centre Street, New York, New York 10007 Located Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Judicial Department, 25th Street and Madison Avenue facade, New York, New York Remarks:  Petrillo Setting Corporation did the installation of the piece; CKR Construction Corporation fabricated the piece; and Walker & Zanger, Inc. did the stone work. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. 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 NY000078   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000078 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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