Man of Two Wars: the Greek and the Jew

Historical Period

Nazi Occupation, Holocaust, Civil War
1941-1949

Sculpture Completed        

2024 (version II)

Sculpture Medium            

Mixed media including iron and custom patinas

Sculpture Dimensions      

91 cm height x 55 cm diameter

35.8 inch height x 21.7 inch diameter

Model                                  

George Petrides

Petrides’ relationship       

Self-portrait

Sculptural Precedent

Pierre de Wiessant (1887), one of the six Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin

Learn More

Sculptor George Petrides discusses his piece Greek Man of the 1940s: The Horrors of War at the National Hellenic Museum, Chicago.