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[7] A plaque alongside The Sphere read as follows: For three decades, this sculpture stood in the plaza of the World Trade Center. Entitled The Sphere, it was conceived by artist Fritz Koenig as a symbol of world peace. It was damaged during the tragic events of September 11, 2001, but endures as an icon of hope and the indestructible spirit of ...
Fritz Koenig (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁɪts ˈkøːnɪç]; 20 June 1924 – 22 February 2017) was a German sculptor, considered one of the most important international German sculptors of the 20th century. [1] Koenig's main work and most famous work is The Sphere.
The Sphere, the monumental and world's largest cast bronze sculpture of modern times created by German artist Fritz Koenig stood between the twin towers on the Austin J. Tobin Plaza of the World Trade Center in New York City from 1971 until the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The artefact, weighing more than 20 tons, was the only ...
Encircled by a spiral stairway between the LeMeridien San Francisco and the Old Federal Reserve Bank Building on Commercial Street is a bronze sphere with black etchings, an untitled work by German artist Fritz Koenig. The work is similar in spirit to the artist's sculpture, The Sphere, at the World Trade Center. It is listed in the Smithsonian ...
The Sphere, located in the center of the plaza. The world's largest bronze sculpture of modern times stood between the Twin Towers on the Austin J. Tobin Plaza of the World Trade Center in New York City from 1972 until the September 11 attacks. The work, weighing more than 20 tons, was the only remaining work of art to be recovered largely ...
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Alfred Keller (sculptor) Luise Kimme; Fritz Klimsch; Max Klinger; Imi Knoebel; Fritz Koelle; Fritz Koenig; Georg Kolbe; Käthe Kollwitz; Karsten Konrad; Harry Kramer (German artist) Gerda Kratz; August Kraus; Magdalene Kreßner; Norbert Kricke; Emil Krieger; Lubo Kristek; Pit Kroke; Max Kruse (sculptor) Erich Kuhn; Fritz Kühn; Wilhelm Kunst ...
Skulptur Projekte Münster (Sculpture Projects Münster) is an exhibition of sculptures in public places in the city of Münster (Germany). Held every ten years since 1977, the exhibition shows works of invited international artists for free in different locations all over town, thereby confronting art with public places.