Flood monument Kruiningen

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Watersnoodmonumentet er et mindesmærke i den nederlandske by Kruiningen, i provinsen Zeeland.

I natten fra den 31. januar til den 1. februar 1953 fandt en oversvømmelseskatastrofe sted, hvor blandt andet færgehavnen ved Kruiningen blev fejet væk, og Kruiningerpolder blev oversvømmet. 62 indbyggere fra Kruiningen omkom. Den amsterdammer kunstner Jan Wolkers fik af kommunen til opgave at lave et monument til minde om oversvømmelsen. Han designede en glasfigur af en flydende skikkelse midt mellem to bølger, som dog blev afvist af kommunen. Til sit andet design valgte han en figur af en ung kvinde, der krammer et druknet barn, hvis lille hånd stadig kan ses. Wolkers' hustru Maria var model. Designet blev vist i slutningen af 1956 på udstillingen i Sint Lucas i Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

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