This week, Scripps College removed the controversial sculpture “Young Woman” from its wellness center after complaints from students and faculty over the artist’s Nazi ties and the statue’s representations of beauty ideals. President Amy Marcus-Newhall announced the removal of Georg Kolbe’s “Young Woman” statue from Tiernan Field House (TFH) March
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Scripps administration faces calls to remove sculpture with Nazi affiliations
Scripps Associated Students (SAS) is petitioning for the removal of a Georg Kolbe statue in Scripps College’s Sallie Tiernan Field House (TFH) due to the artist’s Nazi ties. During World War II, Kolbe was included on the Gottbegnadeten list, which named Germany’s “top artists” representing Aryan ideals.