Memorials Arnhem Town Hall

The Battle, the regained freedom and the post-war reconstruction of Arnhem are symbolised by this Phoenix sculpture by Ossip Zadkine. The low wall by the water feature bears an inscription: 'This stone tablet tells that Arnhem was damaged by violence but has recovered its pride and glory after 20 years through the courage of it's citizens'. At the side of the Walburgstraat there is a low wall with a relief depicting the area of the Eusebius Church, the Duivelshuis and, later, the town hall in the years 1900, 1944 and 1968.

The sculpture was purchased in January 1955 by the municipality of Arnhem, after an exhibition of his work in the Gemeentemuseum there. A plaster version of the statue had previously been shown at the 1952 Sonsbeek exhibition. The bronze version was cast by the French company Súss. There is another version of the statue in Antwerp

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Source

• Text: Arjan Vrieze, Freedom Trail Arnhem, D.J. Kortlang
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze
• Nationaal Archief, foto''s 906-9344 en 9345
• Delpher
• Wikipedia

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