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This sculpture is a memorial to all the child victims of the atomic bomb and also a specific commemoration to the story of Sadako Sasaki.

Sadako Sasaki was a 2 year old girl living in Nagasaki when the atomic bomb dropped on the city, and she…

Noguchi's planned model for the bomb atomic memorial for Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, which was rejected for a variety of reasons. Noguchi took inspirations from Japanese traditional ceramics and maternal symbolisms for his cenotaph. He claimed…