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Westerstede
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Die Trauernden

Mourning Women

Alice Peters-Ohsam
1958/61

Description

Two ceramic statues of mourning woman on a platform. The statues form part of a memorial for the fallen during the both World Wars.

Inscription(s)

Ehrenmal
"Die Trauernden"

Künstlerin: Alice Peters-Ohsam
Einweihung: 4.6.1961

Sculptor

Alice Peters-Ohsam, also Alice Peters-Jonescu (Apen 1929), German sculptress (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur in der Stadt Westerstede, Alice Peters-Ohsam.
Stiftung für Kunst und Kultur in der Stadt Westerstede, Stadtkunst Westerstede Kunststadt (PDF-online).

Locatie (N 53°15'22" - E 7°55'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens396; Photograph: 16 April 2016
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