Bust of Albert Einstein
The bust in 2018
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ArtistTosia Malamud
MediumBronze
SubjectAlbert Einstein
LocationMexico City, Mexico
Coordinates19°24′38.7″N 99°10′10.2″W / 19.410750°N 99.169500°W / 19.410750; -99.169500

The bronze bust of Albert Einstein is installed in Mexico City's Parque México, in Mexico. The head was sculpted by Tosia Malamud, a Mexican artist whose family emigrated from Ukraine in 1927.[1] The sculpture commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.[2] The statue seems to have been donated by Mexico City's Jewish community.[3][4]

The commemorative plaque on the front of the statue, which dates to the centennial of the Armenian genocide in 2015, reads: "If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to a person or an object."[5] The purple flower, a Forget-Me-Not, on the plaque was the logo of the centenary.

Other casts of Malamud's sculpted head of Einstein appear around in the world, such as at Tel Aviv University.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Taifeld, Manuel (2013-10-17). "Tosia Malamud, Gran retratista escultórica - Diario Judío México". Diario Judío: Diario de la Vida Judía en México y el Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. ^ México, Redacción El Sol de. "Parque México, un espacio verde y cultural de la ciudad". El Sol de México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  3. ^ Stanton, Vivienne (2010-09-13). "The many faces of Jewish Mexico - Diario Judío México". Diario Judío: Diario de la Vida Judía en México y el Mundo. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  4. ^ Hudalla, Madeline. "Sculpture of Albert Einstein, Mexico City, Mexico". Diarna. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  5. ^ ProtoplasmaKid (2015), Español: Placa conmemorativa del Genocidio Armenio, en un busto de Albert Einstein. Parque México, Ciudad de México.English: Plaque commemorating the Armenian Genocide on a bust of Albert Einstein. Parque Mexico, Mexico City., archived from the original on 2023-09-13, retrieved 2021-11-11
  6. ^ "Einstein". Israel Public Art. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

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