Ascending Spirits- 9/11
2001
This bronze sculpture features four intertwined, abstract human figures forming a circular composition. Titled "9/11," it serves as a powerful memorial piece commemorating the events of September 11, 2001. The work blends figurative elements with a sense of unity and embrace.
- Medium
- Bronze sculpture mounted on concrete pillar
- Dimensions
Notes
23-inch orb-shaped bronze sculpture sits on 35-inch tall 12-1/2-inch diameter cylindrical concrete base.
Collectors with works by Curtis Cox
Artists in conversation
George Segal
American · b. 1924
Segal created figurative bronze and plaster sculptural memorials featuring multiple intertwined human forms conveying collective grief and dignity, most notably his Holocaust memorial sculptures that share the same commemorative, emotionally resonant figurative language as Ascending Spirits.
Nathan Rapoport
Polish American · b. 1911
Rapoport specialized in large scale bronze memorial sculptures featuring grouped, intertwined human figures rising together in collective struggle and remembrance, a composition strikingly parallel to Cox's circularly unified figures honoring tragedy and loss.
Frederick Hart
American · b. 1943
Hart created iconic American public bronze figurative sculptures such as the Three Soldiers Vietnam Veterans Memorial piece, blending abstracted human forms with spiritual and commemorative symbolism in monumental public settings directly comparable to this 9/11 memorial work.
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