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Katyn, (sculpture). Artist:  Owczarski, Marian, 1932- , sculptor. Title:  Katyn, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Katyn Forest Massacre Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1985 (?). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stainless steel, welded; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 88 x 48 x 32 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 40 x 24 in. Inscription:  M. Owcxarski (On lower front of sculpture, raised:) KATYN (On back of sculpture:) Kozielsk (On side of sculpture:) Ostaszkow 45 (On other side of sculpture:) Starobielsk (On front of base, incised:) (symbol of cross)/KATYN/1940 signed Description:  A stylized Pine tree containing four masks, three on the front and one on the back. A figure of Christ stands crucified to the front of the tree while on the back of the tree a figure stands with elongated, skeleton-like arms stretched up over its head. The tree is mounted atop an inscribed pyrimad-shaped base. Subject:  History -- Poland -- World War II Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Figure male -- Full length Figure -- Head Landscape -- Tree -- Pine Tree State of Being -- Evil -- Violence Ethnic -- Polish Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Orchard Lake Sculpture Owner:  Our Lady of Orchard Lake, Commerce & Indian Trail Roads, Orchard Lake, Michigan Remarks:  The sculpture is a memorial to the thousands of Polish military officers massacred at the Katyn Forest by the Soviet Army in 1940. For related information see: Charlotte Stoker's "Odyssey, Public Art in Oakland County," Rochester, MI: Oakland University, 1991. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1994. 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 MI000213   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000213 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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