Created exclusively for this benefit auction, "The Marked" is a powerful table-top sculpture by internationally recognized artist and monument sculptor Victoria Milstein, creator of She Wouldn't Take Off Her Boots, the Holocaust memorial at Fairfield University.
At its center is the yellow star that Jews were forced to wear throughout Nazi-occupied Europe-a symbol of persecution and dehumanization transformed here into an enduring act of remembrance. Milstein's work also honors the women who were forced to purchase, cut, and sew the stars onto the clothing of their loved ones, connecting an intimate act of family care with the machinery of persecution.
Embedded within "The Marked" is a fragment of bronze from the casting of She Wouldn't Take Off Her Boots, creating a direct physical and symbolic connection between the two works. Together, they speak to memory, loss, resilience, and the responsibility to educate future generations.
This sculpture measures 13" x 5" and is made of plaster, cotton, bronze, and oil paint.
By acquiring The Marked, the winning bidder will own a unique work by the artist behind Fairfield University's new Shoah Memorial while supporting its mission of remembrance and Holocaust education.