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The Sphere (officially Große Kugelkaryatide N.Y., also known as Sphere at Plaza Fountain, WTC Sphere or Koenig Sphere) is a monumental cast bronze sculpture by German artist Fritz Koenig (1924–2017). [2]
Fritz Koenig (20 June 1924 – 22 February 2017) was a German sculptor, considered one of the most important international German sculptors of the 20th century. [1]Koenig's main work and most famous work is The Sphere.
The Sphere by Fritz Koenig (1971) at Ground Zero, now exhibited at Liberty Park. An estimated $110 million of art was lost in the September 11 attacks: $100 million in private art [1] and $10 million in public art. [2] Much of the art was not insured for its full value. [1]
The Sphere, located in the center of the plaza. The world's largest bronze sculpture of modern times stood between the Twin Towers on the Austin J. Tobin Plaza of the World Trade Center in New York City from 1972 until the September 11 attacks. The work, weighing more than 20 tons, was the only remaining work of art to be recovered largely ...
World Trade Center Plaza Sculpture (Cloud Fortress) by Masayuki Nagare, photographed in 1982. The World Trade Center Plaza Sculpture, also called Cloud Fortress, was a sculpture created by Japanese artist Masayuki Nagare in 1975. It was located at the World Trade Center complex at the Church Street entrance to the Austin J. Tobin Plaza. [1]
Installation of the work by artist Olafur Eliasson began early this summer and had passersby curious about what was under the big yellow bubble.
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The sculptures remained in Veterans Park for 10 years while Fowler attempted to raise funds to buy a larger piece of land for the sculptures. In the mid-1980s, Don Cunningham, a new administrative assistant for Liberty Hill Independent School District, wished to purchase a piece of granite from one of the sculptures for a sign for the new high school. [3]