Lost at Sea, A Poignant Merchant Mariners’ Memorial Sculpture in NYC

by Burstein! on April 27, 2009 · 1 comment

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photo by Scouting NY

Artist Marisol Escobar designed this poignant memorial to American Merchant Mariners lost at sea located on the west side of Battery Park in New York City. The imagery in the memorial is based on real pictures of drowning merchant marines taken by German U-boat sailors during World War II.

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photo by Scouting NY

Scouting NY shot some truly haunting photos of the memorial

via Scouting NY


filed under Art, New York City, Photography

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Zachstronaut April 28, 2009 at 7:43 am

Holy crap that’s intense.

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