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Veilleur de pierre

Stone watchman

Georges Salendre
1948

Description

Sculpture of a standing man (the stone watchman) in front of a covered wall bearing the names of the five resistance fighters murdered by the Germans, e.g. Albert Chambonnet, Gilbert Dru, Leon Pfeffer, René Bernard and Francis Chirat, precisely on the site of the sculpture (then café Le Moulin à vent), 27 July 1944. Further the place names associated with Nazi atrocities and the following sentence: « Passant, va dire au monde qu'ils sont morts pour la liberté » (Passersby, tell the world that they died for freedom).

Signature

G. SALENDRE Sculpt.
L. THOMAS arch. (no photo).

Sculptor

Georges Salendre (Romanèche-la-Montagne 1890 - Lyon 1985), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
Wikipedia, Veilleur de pierre.
Université de Lille, Les monuments aux morts, France-Belgique.
Patrimoine Rhône-Alpes, Monument aux morts : Le Veilleur de pierre.
Le blog de Véronique D, Monument de la Résistance dit le Veilleur de pierre, place Bellecour à Lyon.
Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Statues.

Locatie (N 45°45'29" - E 4°49'59") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra034; Photograph: 10 August 2018
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