Joel Shapiro bronze sculpture
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The sculpture was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993.
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Joel Shapiro bronze sculpture
a: Height: 288.000 inches (731.52 cm) | Width: 180.000 inches (457.2 cm) | Depth: 102.000 inches (259.08 cm)
b: Height: 96.000 inches (243.84 cm) | Width: 60.000 inches (152.4 cm) | Depth: 90.000 inches (228.6 cm)
Joel Shapiro site-specific sculpture displayed outdoors in the 15th Street Plaza of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The towering work is constructed from two bronze forms suggesting a symbolic dialog addressing the disintegration of families and the tragedy of lives interrupted by the Holocaust. It was commissioned by the Museum's Art in Public Spaces program.
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Two part cast bronze sculpture a. The larger part of a 2-part cast bronze sculpture resembles a very tall, abstract treelike structure, b. The smaller part of a 2part cast bronze sculpture resembles a houselike structure, installed upside down on its roof.