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'''Gabriel Koren''' is a Hungarian born |
'''Gabriel Koren''' is a Hungarian born American sculptor whose body of work focuses on noted and or celebrated [[African-American]] public figures.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/nyregion/priced-out-of-brooklyn-a-sculptor-seeks-a-new-studio-to-rent.html|title=Priced Out of Brooklyn, a Sculptor Seeks a New Studio to Rent|first=Rachel L.|last=Swarns|newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 16, 2015}}</ref> |
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She was born and raised in [[Budapest]]. Koren's works include the first public statue of [[Malcolm X]], titled with his full [[Muslim]] name "El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, Malcolm X" (1997) and commissioned by the [[Percent for Art]] for and |
She was born and raised in [[Budapest]]. Koren's works include the first public statue of [[Malcolm X]], titled with his full [[Muslim]] name "El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, Malcolm X" (1997) and commissioned by the [[Percent for Art]] for and |
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placed at the [[Audubon Ballroom]] in Manhattan where the Civil rights leader was assassinated,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dclapercentforart/projects/projects-detail.page?recordID=147|title=Projects Detail Viewer - Percent for Art|website=www1.nyc.gov}}</ref> the statues of [[Frederick Douglass]] (2009) for the [[Frederick Douglass Memorial]] at [[Frederick Douglass Circle]] in [[Harlem]] commissioned by the [[New York City Department of Cultural Affairs]] and Percent for Art,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.centralparkinbronze.com/frederick-douglas | title=Frederick Douglass | Gabriel Koren | Central Park in Bronze }}</ref><ref name="auto"/> and "[[Prudence Crandall]] with Student" (2008) in the [[Connecticut State Capitol]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ct.gov/kids/cwp/view.asp?a=2577&q=428212#:~:text=KIDS:+Prudence+Crandall+Statue&text=There+is+a+new+statue,of+her+African+American+Students|title=KIDS: Prudence Crandall Statue|website=www.ct.gov}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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* The artist's website - [http://www.gabrielkoren.com/home.php Home Page -- Gabriel Koren] |
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Latest revision as of 18:44, 6 August 2023
Gabriel Koren is a Hungarian born American sculptor whose body of work focuses on noted and or celebrated African-American public figures.[1]
She was born and raised in Budapest. Koren's works include the first public statue of Malcolm X, titled with his full Muslim name "El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, Malcolm X" (1997) and commissioned by the Percent for Art for and placed at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan where the Civil rights leader was assassinated,[2] the statues of Frederick Douglass (2009) for the Frederick Douglass Memorial at Frederick Douglass Circle in Harlem commissioned by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Percent for Art,[3][2] and "Prudence Crandall with Student" (2008) in the Connecticut State Capitol.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Swarns, Rachel L. (August 16, 2015). "Priced Out of Brooklyn, a Sculptor Seeks a New Studio to Rent". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Projects Detail Viewer - Percent for Art". www1.nyc.gov.
- ^ "Frederick Douglass | Gabriel Koren | Central Park in Bronze".
- ^ "KIDS: Prudence Crandall Statue". www.ct.gov.
External links
[edit]- The artist's website - Home Page -- Gabriel Koren