STATEHOUSE NEWS

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Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board Chairman, Senator Richard H. Finan would like to emend a point incorrectly reported by The Columbus Dispatch.

In an article titled 'Does mock-up at Statehouse mock Holocaust memorial?' The Dispatch states, 'Finan said he wanted people to see what the memorial will look like in that location.' The installation was recommended, through correspondence, by Michael Ashley of Studio Daniel Libeskind (contact Luke Stedke for a copy of the email).

The only intent of the installation is to show the scale, volume and footprint of the Holocaust Memorial, while at the same time outline the position the memorial will occupy on the south lawn of the Statehouse. The installation does not represent the final sculptural detail or finish of the memorial. Again, the purpose of the installation, recommended by Mr. Ashely, is to show CSRAB board members scale and location of the memorial design.

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