View of a small model for the Holocaust Memorial by Elbert Weinberg at the Jewish Community Center in West Hartford, Connecticut. The memorial is in the form of two huge arms holding aloft a shofar. The configuration resembles the symbol for the Hebrew word chai, which means alive, or living. The small figure of a man is used to indicate scale. The photograph is inscribed “(1980 IN PROGRESS) / MODEL FOR / HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL / JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER / WEST HARTFORD, CONN. / (ANOTHER VERSION IS BEING USED - / TOTAL HEIGHT 18’ CORTEN STEEL.)”

Sculptor Elbert Weinberg (1928-1991) was a Hartford native and Weaver High School graduate who maintained a studio in the Colt Building for many years. He worked in various mediums, including marble, bronze, and other metals. Twice awarded the prestigious Prix de Rome, Weinberg created sculptures that grace museums, public installations, and private collections throughout the United States and Europe.

1980

Sculpture
Holocaust
Memorials
Public art

photographs

Weinberg, Elbert, 1928-1991

Source extent: 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 8 x 10 in.

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