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The Last Kaddish, (sculpture). Artist:  Bezalel, Aharon, 1926-2012, sculptor. Title:  The Last Kaddish, (sculpture). Dates:  1991. Installed 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Overall sculpture: approx. 72 x 142 x 52 in.; Foundation: approx. 3 x 150 x 64 in. Inscription:  (On base:) Aharon Bezalel 1991 (On base:) (Inscriptions in Hebrew) Vil.ga dal ve.yit.ka.dash she.mei ra ba signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Fifteen standing tall, thin abstract figures dressed in Jewish ceremonial wraps and shawls, barefoot. Two of the figures, possibly women, hold babies. The figures have indistinct faces and some have no heads. They give the appearance of melting. Subject:  History -- Europe -- Holocaust Ethnic -- Hebrew State of Being -- Evil -- War Religion -- Prayer Figure group Figure -- Full length Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- West Bloomfield Hills Sculpture Owner:  Jewish Community Center, Holocaust Memorial Center, 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48322 Remarks:  The Kaddish is a prayer for the dead, and the sculpture evokes the dead of the Holocaust. The sculpture was donated to the Jewish community through the initiative of Sam Shamie and the Holocaust Memorial Center in 1991. It was dedicated by the Holocaust Memorial Center, with the cooperation of the Jewish Community Center. It was originally displayed in the lobby of the Jewish Community Center, then installed on the grounds of the campus at the end of May, 1992. SOS! surveyor indicates that inscriptions in Hebrew may include foundry marks. A nearby plaque reads: Aharon Bezalel, Sculptor/Jerusalem Israel/ 1991. IAS files contain the text of another nearby plaque. IAS also files contain a related article from News from Holocaust Memorial Center (West Bloomfield, MI), Summer 1992, pg. 18. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000123   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000123 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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