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A Change.org petition from three students calls for the removal of a Nazi-era statue from St. Mary’s College in Moraga.Change.org
A statue by a German sculptor celebrated by the Nazi Party during World War II has been removed from display at St. Mary’s College in Moraga after three students circulated a petition demanding its ouster.
The metal statue of a boy and a falcon by sculptor Fritz von Graevenitz, who also sculpted Nazi-era works in the 1930s and 1940s, was taken down from the courtyard of the campus art museum and placed in storage at the order of college administrators.
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Feb. 27—A statue by a German sculptor celebrated by the Nazi party during World War II has been removed from display at St. Mary’s College in Moraga after three students circulated a petition demanding its ouster.
The metal statue of a boy and a falcon by sculptor Fritz von Graevenitz, who also sculpted Nazi-era works in the 1930s and 1940s, was taken down from the courtyard of the campus art museum and placed in storage at the order of college administrators.
“We have removed it temporarily to give us an opportunity to learn more,” said college interim executive vice president Margaret Kasimatis, in a letter on Friday to the campus community.
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St. Mary’s College in Moraga has temporarily removed a statue by a Nazi-era artist after students created and promoted a petition calling for its removal.
The German artist who made the statue, Fritz von Graevenitz, was celebrated among Nazi officials. Born in 1892, he created many pieces, including a 20-foot-wide bronze eagle and swastika statue and busts of Hitler. He died in 1959.
The statue at St. Mary’s is titled “Falcon Boy” and does not have any Nazi symbols. It depicts an unclothed boy looking at a falcon he is holding in his left hand. The statue is located within the courtyard of the college’s Museum of Art.
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