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Geber, Hana,
Joel Meisner & Company, Inc.,
Homage -- Klaperman, Libby
History -- Europe
Figure group
Ethnic -- Hebrew
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Lawrence
Sculpture
The Last Prayer, (sculpture).
Artist:
Geber, Hana, 1910- , sculptor.
Joel Meisner & Company, Inc., founder.
Title:
The Last Prayer, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 48 x 80 x 4 in.; Base: approx. 33 x 84 x 10 in.
Inscription:
(On back of base:) HANA GEBER 1985 (On front of base:) THE LAST PRAYER/DEDICATED TO THE SIX MILLION/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/REBBETZIN LIBBY M. KLAPERMAN 1921-1982/(Two lines of text in Hebrew) signed
Description:
The sculpture depicts victims of the Holocaust huddled together, and from the middle of the crowd, a large hand reaches up. The sculpture is mounted on a slanted black stone base.
Subject:
Homage -- Klaperman, Libby
History -- Europe -- Holocaust
Figure group
Ethnic -- Hebrew
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Lawrence
Sculpture
Owner:
Congregation Beth Sholom, 390 Broadway, Northwest corner of Washington Avenue, Lawrence, New York 11559
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by Rabbi Gilbert Klaperman of Congregation Beth Sholom in memory of his wife, Libby Klaperman, who died in 1982. The sculpture is dedicated to six million Jewish Holocaust victims.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001213
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