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Meet the Jewish artist behind a towering new sculpture in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park

JL;DR SUMMARY Molly Gochman, a Jewish artist and activist, has unveiled a 15-foot tall bronze sculpture in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, part of her "Monuments to Motherhood" series. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Social JusticeJewish ValuesMotherhoodJewish ArtCaregivingArt And ActivismPublic SculptureProspect ParkMolly GochmanMonuments To Motherhood

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"A new abstract bronze sculpture that celebrates motherhood and caregiving was unveiled in Brooklyns Prospect Park last week."
New York, United States
"Molly Gochman – whose work has been shown at the Ukrainian Museum in New York, and included in group exhibitions at Lincoln Center – moved to New York in 2012."
San Antonio, Texas, United States
"Gochman, 47, grew up in San Antonio, and is the daughter of antitrust and civil rights lawyer Arthur Gochman."
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
"To that end, another of Gochmans Monuments to Motherhood sculptures is currently on view in Memphis."
Houston, Texas, United States
"Gochmans other recent public installation projects include a 650-foot trench filled with red sand at the Houston airport, representing the restriction on freedom of movement at the United States-Mexico border."
Ukraine
"She has also mined her own familys history through a multimedia project called Memory Collage, which includes family photos and a kiddush cup commemorating her great-grandparents 60th wedding anniversary."

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