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‘Epstein’s public monument to "Social Consciousness" (1952-53[ce]), in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, treats the helplessness of those confronted with pressures* over which they have no control. In contrast to the invulnerable champions of academic art, these** sculptures image the hero in distress.’***

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*ie on others

[than the artist!]

**[ie this, & others mentioned immediately beforehand at Encyclopaedia Britannica 27:111]

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