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Ascension is the name of two sculptures created in 1978 and 1986 by Luxembourgish sculptor Lucien Wercollier.

Ascension
The second version of the sculpture
Artist	Lucien Wercollier
Year	1978 (1st version) 1986 (2nd version)
Type	Marble (1st version) Bronze (2nd version)
Location	Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. (1st version) Strassen, Luxembourg (2nd version)

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.[1]

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 ASCENSION/ Lucien Wercollier sculpteur. The sculpture itself is signed LW 1986.

See also

• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2

References

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