Image
Garden of Stones Memorial, 2006
Organic sculpture holocaust memorial in NYC
Subject
- History
Language
English — USUpdated
![Large stones, with plants sprouting from them, on the balcony of a building.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-06/Garden_of_Stones_Memorial_2006_FH229491.jpg?itok=Pm-ZkKtq)
Sculptor Andy Goldsworthy created this memorial at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City in 2003. Small oak trees were planted by Holocaust survivors in a hole within each stone. See full-sized image for analysis.
Credit:
Photo by Melanie Einzig, courtesy of Museum of Jewish Heritage and Galerie Lelong
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