Mädchen mit Ball - Westkapelle, NL - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

"This statue symbolizes the persecution of gypsies in the 2nd World War. It stands for the Jugendheim of the Evangelische Gemeinde, the former Chr. school on Zuidstraat"
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"German children came to Westkapelle around 1958 for their then much-needed vacation. Initially, the emergency farm that stood close to the mill, on the current Europaplein, served as a holiday resort. In 1960 the old Chr. school out of use; it was rented out and later sold to the German church organization, which converted the school into a holiday home.
The German youth holiday home was a unique project so shortly after the war, which led to intensive contacts between Westkapelle and Mülheim."

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Information about the artist Otto Pankok

"Otto Pankok (Mülheim an der Ruhr, June 6, 1893 - Wesel, October 20, 1966) is a German painter, graphic artist and sculptor who was mainly active during the Second World War. He documented the lives of groups persecuted by the Nazis, such as the Jews and Gypsies, especially the Sinti: from 1931 he was friends with a Sinti woman. This brought him into conflict with the Nazis, his art was considered Entartete Art."

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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Madchen mit Ball Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Otto Pankok Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown Materials used: Bronze Location: Next to Jugendheim

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