National Katyn Memorial - Baltimore, MD
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A large sculpture dedicated to the victims of the Katyn massacre of Polish nationals by the Soviets in downtown Baltimore.
Waymark Code: WM12QHG
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2020
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The National Katyn Memorial is a monument in Baltimore, Maryland, which memorializes the victims of the 1940 Katyn massacre of Polish nationals carried out by Soviet forces. Baltimore's Polish-American community was instrumental in having the monument built. The monument was unveiled in 2000 and is the tallest statue in Baltimore. The statue itself is 44 feet (13.4 m) high, the whole monument, with base, is 56 feet (17 m). The statue by sculptor Andrzej Pitynski was delivered from Poland and established in the Inner Harbor East at Aliceanna and President streets."
TITLE: National Katyn Memorial
ARTIST(S): Pitynski, Andrzei, 1947- , sculptor.
DATE: 2000. Dedicated Nov. 19, 2000.
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 71500754
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Administered by National Katyn Memorial Foundation, P. O. Box 25270, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Located Katyn Circle, President and Aliceanna Streets, Baltimore, Maryland
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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