The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti - Syracuse, NY
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N 43° 02.286 W 076° 08.040
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The is the famous mosaic on the east wall of Huntington Beard Crouse Hall at Syracuse University.
Waymark Code: WMCTMR
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2011
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This mosaic was commissioned in 1967 by Syracuse University. The socialist realist artist Ben Shahn was chosen and this mosaic, "The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti" was created to remember the trial and death sentence of two immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartholomeo Vanzetti that many feel were not guilty (
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The 12' x 60' mural is a mosaic of glass and marble chips which was constructed in sections at the Loire Studio in Chartres France. It is installed on the East wall of Huntington Beard Crouse Hall as a memorial to Richard Evans III a student who was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1965.