Ascension (Wercollier)
Introduction '''''Ascension''''' is the name of two sculptures created in 1978 and 1986 by Luxembourgish sculptor Lucien Wercollier.
First version A first version of the sculpture was completed in 1978.It had been ordered by the government of Luxembourg as a gift to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. It is sculpted from pink marble and can be found in the concert hall.
Second version Eight years later, in 1986, a second version made of bronze was erected in front of the city hall in Strassen, Luxembourg, on a granite pedestal inscribed . The sculpture itself is signed .
See also * List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
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