Commemorative
Object number2017.68.26
Date1990
MediumPlastic; Stone; Brass
Credit LineGift of Jennifer Busia
DescriptionCommemorative consisting of a red-orange piece of earth/stone suspended within a circular clear plastic ndisk with flat base. Suspended below the rock is a rounded rectangular flat brass dedication plate with engraved commemorative text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 4.938 × 4.938 × 1.063 in. (12.5 × 12.5 × 2.7 cm)InscriptionsBrass dedication plate has engraved text "A Piece of Polish Hill / for / MAYOR MASLOFF / 2/9/90".
Historical NotesPart of a collection that documents the life and career of Sophie Masloff. Sophie Friedman (1917-2014) was born in the Hill District and attended Fifth Avenue High School. She became a clerk at the County Court in 1938 and worked there until 1976, the year she was elected to the City Council. She became Mayor in 1988 when she was president of the City Council and Richard Caliguiri died in office, making her next in line. She won the election in 1989 making her the first woman and Jew to hold the office. She declined to run again and retired in 1994. In 2000 and 2004 she served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
Previous owner
Sophie Masloff
(1917 - 2014)
On View
Not on view
2014
1993
1992
