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Monument to the Injustice of the Holocaust, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Feigenbaum, Harriet 1939-  Search this
Fabricator:
CKR Construction Corporation  Search this
Contractor:
Petrillo Setting Corporation  Search this
Walker & Zanger  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: carrara marble; Base: carrara marble
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of New York Department of General Services One Centre Street New York New York 10007
Located Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York First Judicial Department 25th Street and Madison Avenue facade New York New York
Date:
Dedicated May 22, 1990
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On base, front:) INDIFFERENCE TO INJUSTICE/COMMANDANT'S/HOUSE/EXECUTION WALL/TORTURE/CHAMBER/GAS CHAMBER/AND/CREMATORIUM/AUSCHWITZ 1/25 AUGUST 1944/IS THE GATE TO HELL
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Summary:
Obelisk-shaped pillar installed against the wall of the building. On its base is a model of Auschwitz carved into the stone.
Topic:
History--Europe--Holocaust  Search this
Architecture exterior--Civic--Prison  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Injustice  Search this
Landscape--Poland--Oswiecim  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY000078
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_343979