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Last edited by Dclemens1971 (talk | contribs) 3 months ago. (Update) |
 Statue of Anne Frank (2003) | |
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| 52°22′27.49″N 4°53′0.86″E / 52.3743028°N 4.8835722°E | |
| Location | Westermarkt, Amsterdam |
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| Material | Bronze |
| Dedicated to | Anne Frank |
The statue of Anne Frank on the Westermarkt in Amsterdam is a statue of the German-Jewish girl Anne Frank, who died at the age of fifteen during the Holocaust. Through her diary, Anne Frank has become a worldwide symbol of the victims of the Holocaust.
The statue was designed in 1975 by Mari Andriessen and unveiled in 1977 by the Mayor of Amsterdam, Ivo Samkalden, and Otto Frank, Anne Frank's father. At the unveiling, similarities were noted with the statue of Anne Frank in Utrecht by Pieter d'Hont.[1] In both statues, Anne Frank stands proudly with her hands behind her back. While d'Hont depicted Anne Frank with her feet firmly on the ground, Andriessen portrayed her as the young woman she wanted to be but could never become.[2] The monogram of Andriessen (MA) is inscribed on the pedestal.
The statue was commissioned by Contact Publishing, the publisher of The Diary of Anne Frank, and donated to the city of Amsterdam.[3] The Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem holds both a standing and a seated preliminary design of the statue.[4][5] The statue is located in front of the southern side wall of the Westerkerk. It is thus on the opposite side of the Westerkerk from the Anne Frank House.
In July 2024, the statue was defaced by pro-Palestinian activists.
Another statue of Anne Frank is located at Merwedeplein near her childhood home, where she lived for over eight years before going into hiding with her family.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000025564:mpeg21 At the Westermarkt in Amsterdam, Mayor Samkalden unveiled a statue of Anne Frank yesterday], NRC, March 15, 1977
- ^ Bas Roodnat, [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000034916:mpeg21 Robust symbolism of Pieter d'Hont], NRC, October 29, 1987
- ^ Lisa Kuitert, The publication of The Diary of Anne Frank, De boekenwereld. Jaargang 24 (2007-2008). Archived on April 9, 2022.
- ^ Anne Frank, Mari Andriessen, 1975
- ^ Anne Frank, seated, Amsterdam, Mari Andriessen, 1975
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