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The subject is the WWII Railroad Workers Memorial in Philadelphia’s 30th Street Train Station, installed in the early 1950s. The pedestal bears the names of the 1,307 deceased Pennsylvania Railroad workers who died in the European and Pacific fronts between 1941 and 1945. The statue is 39’ tall and weighs 9.5 tons.
Thanks Rick!
ReplyDeleteWinnie - You are very welcome. I hope I did it justice. I felt that some of the background you gave to me needed to be included.
ReplyDeleteThe statue is beautiful. It reminds me of the central statue in the War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia. I find it is challenging to sculpt dead figures that don't look like corpses ( as we want positive feelings to the dead for their sacrifice, but want some living quality in them) and we want angels to be strong, supportive and protective without looking like a Marvel superhero. There are many monuments to the war dead, but few invoke empathy and gratefulness from the living. This statue is one.
ReplyDeleteThomas - You put it very eloquently.
ReplyDeleteInspirant comme le monument Nike à Varsovie et la sculpture de la Victoire de Samothrace à Paris. Philadelphie est un ville de culture. :)
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