American Merchant Mariners Memorial
by Mick Flynn
Title
American Merchant Mariners Memorial
Artist
Mick Flynn
Medium
Photograph - Artistic Rendition
Description
Part of my New York collection, best viewed with the zoom tool to see the detail.This sculpture at NYC’s Battery Park is a hauntingly powerful depiction of sailors drowning after a Nazi U-Boat attacked their American merchant ship during World War II.
Demonstrating that reality is more powerful than fiction, the bronze sculpture was inspired by an actual photograph taken by the German attackers as the American marines clung to their sinking vessel. “Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished,” reads the plaque.
Located offshore from the north end of New York City’s Battery Park near Pier A, the monument stands on a rebuilt stone breakwater in the harbor.
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December 7th, 2014
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