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Death of Gustav Kraitz - creator of Wallenberg monument in New York

Sculptor Gustav Kraitz has died. The Swede, who, together with his wife Ulla Kraitz, created the Raoul Wallenberg monument outside the UN building in New York, was 99.

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This is reported by P4 Kristianstad with reference to Bjäre.nu.

The Wallenberg monument in New York, titled "Hope" was inaugurated in 1998.

Gustav and Ulla Kraitz have also created memorials for Raoul Wallenberg in Budapest, at Wallenberg's birthplace on Lidingö, and outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Stockholm.

The couple was the driving force behind the Ravinen art gallery in Båstad, which opened in 2021.

Kraitz came to Sweden from Hungary in 1956.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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