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Sculptor:
Rapoport, Nathan 1911-1987  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: black granite
Culture:
Hebrew  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Brandeis University Rose Art Museum P.O. Box 9110 Waltham Massachusetts 02254
Located Brandeis University near Mendel and Lear Berlin Chapel Waltham Massachusetts 02254-9110
Date:
1967
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Image on file.
Nathan(sic) Rapoport 1967 (On base:) MY EYES SHED STREAMS OF WATER OVER THE RUIN OF MY POOR PEOPLE LAMENTATIONS 3:48 IN MEMORY OF THE MARTYRS OF THE HOLOCAUST 1933-1945 JEWISH HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN BOSTON (On flanking granite posts: names of concentration camps) signed
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.
Summary:
Atop a hexagonal black granite base stands a bronze male figure with his hands clasped together at his chest, his anguished face turned toward the sky. The sculpture is flanked by two large inscription tablets also made of black granite.
Topic:
History--Europe--Holocaust  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS MA000949
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_342862