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1972. Szajna and Abakanowicz works. Atelier '72, Edinburgh.

20 August - 9 September 1972. Exterior of the RDG, 8 Melville Crescent, Edinburgh, for Atelier '72 (contemporary Polish Art) presented by the RDG, 8 Melville Crescent, Edinburgh, in collaboration with the Lodz Museum of Art for the Edinburgh Festival. The photograph shows Auschwitz (ladder sculpture, centre) by Jozef Szajna, and Magdalena Abakanowicz's red rope emerging from a window (top right) linking the RDG to St. Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place.

Date

Sun Aug 20th, 1972

Medium

Photograph

Reference Codes

A.72.021

Original Reference

A.3A.031

people

Richard Demarco
Jozef Szajna
Magdalena Abakanowicz

collections

Auschwicz
Atelier '72
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Richard Demarco Gallery (RDG)
Lodz Museum of Art
St. Mary's Cathedral

tags

Artwork, Auschwicz, N/A, Exhibition, Atelier '72, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Places, Richard Demarco Gallery (RDG), 8 Melville Crescent, Edinburgh, Institution, Lodz Museum of Art, St. Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh