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Rachel Weeping for Her Children, (sculpture). Artist:  Gissen, Linda, 1937- , sculptor. Title:  Rachel Weeping for Her Children, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Dedicated April 26, 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: copper, bronze; Base: granite or marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. x 16 in.; Base: approx. 33 in. x 35 in. x 20 in. Inscription:  LINDA GISSEN '87 (On base in Hebrew and English:) REMEMBER signed Description:  Abstract female figure. She is weeping and holds both hands to her face. The figure is surrounded by six leaping flames. The bronze and copper sculpture stands on a base of rose colored granite or marble. Subject:  History -- Europe -- Holocaust Religion -- Old Testament -- Rachel Allegory -- Element -- Fire Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Diocese of Richmond, Bishop's Office, 823 Cathedral Place, Richmond, Virginia 23220 Located Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, South Cathedral Place, Richmond, Virginia Remarks:  Nearby plaque: "Rachel Weeping For Her Children. In memory of the martyrs of the Holocaust. April 26, 1987." The sculpture was commissioned by the Bishop's Office of the Diocese of Richmond. IAS files contain copy of related article from Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 26, 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 26, 1987, Sect. F, pg. 7. 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 VA000565   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000565 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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