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Baskin, Leonard,
Bedi-Makky Art Foundry,
History -- Europe
History -- Europe
Homage -- Wallenburg, Raul
Ethnic -- Hebrew
Allegory -- Other
Figure male -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Sculpture
(Holocaust Memorial), (sculpture).
Artist:
Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000, sculptor.
Bedi-Makky Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
(Holocaust Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1992. 1993. Dedicated March 13, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: wood.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 6 1/2 x 5 x 6 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 x 62 x 78 in.
Inscription:
Leonard Baskin/1993 Bedi-Makky Art Fdry. N.Y. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A male figure bent in anguish, with face covered by his proper right arm; his proper left arm raised up in defiance.
Subject:
History -- Europe -- Holocaust
History -- Europe -- World War II
Homage -- Wallenburg, Raul
Ethnic -- Hebrew
Allegory -- Other -- Survival
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Sculpture
Owner:
University of Michigan, Fletcher & East Washington Streets, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
Remarks:
The idea for a "place of remembrance," originated in 1988 with a City resolution passes April 18, 1988, and the formation of a committee, which in 1990 became a separate non-profit foundation. The memorial was dedicated in memory of Raul Wallenburg, a University of Michigan alumnus who rescued thousands of Jews from deportation to concentration camps, and is placed on the site of Michigan's first Jewish cemetery. The statue's dedication coincided with the Hillel Foundation's 18th annual Conference on the Holocaust. IAS files contain copy of dedication invitation; and related newsclippings from Ann Arbor News, May 8, 1993, and March 14, 1994, pg. C1, 3. IAS files also contain copy of Ann Arbor Holocaust Memorial Foundation, Inc. Chronology of Events.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Ann Arbor News, March 14, 1994, pg. C1.
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 MI000344
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