Intersection of Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues and G Street before any work began, wiev along New Jersey Avenue towards U.S. Capitol.

Sketch of the Memorial as it appeared in the submission,
drawing by Thomas Marsh, sculptor and designer of the Memorial.

President Bush (honorary chairman of project) delived a speech

...and here is "the real thing"

Here are some photos from the foundry, taken during the welding and finishing stages.

Copy of the staue is used to make plaster mould
into which molten bronze is cast

Individual pieces of the statue are welded together
and surface of the statue is cleaned and finished

The master foundryman who cast the bronze statue,
Mr. Rolf Kriken of Lake County, California

Mr. Thomas Marsh, sculptor,
holding up a bronze cast section of the hands and torch
alongside Dr. Lee Edwards,
president of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation

související texty:

this page in czech language

Victims of Communism Memorial foundation

Thomas Marsh, sculptor

Rolf Kriken, artist, foundryman

pomníky - úvodní strana

author of text: Pavel Zvěřina

photos on this page: photos from the foundry Thomas Marsh, other photos VOCMF