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Leo Friedlander
(American, 1890-1966)
Working Model for \'Memory,\' 1955
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Ended
Timed Auction
American and European Art Online
Location
Philadelphia
Size
height: 68 inches.
Description
Leo Friedlander
(American, 1890-1966)
Working Model for 'Memory,' 1955
plaster with steel rods
height: 68 inches.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Condition
Figure: 68 x 34 x 22 inchesWith base: 41 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 34 inches.
Provenance
Provenance:Virginia War Memorial Commission, Richmond, VirginiaA gift from the above in 1989Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia (accession number 89.20a-b)Lot note:The statue Memory, designed by Leo Friedlander, was ultimately sculpted by Joseph Campo and William Kapp from 100,000 pounds of white marble. At a monumental twenty-three feet, the magnificent sculpture stands majestically yet mournfully at the end of a Shrine dedicated to the Virginians who died in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf War.
Quantity
1