Minoru Yamasaki, the chief architect of the trade center, was his real patron, Mr. Koenig said. PhotoBecause it stood in a fountain in a center dedicated to world trade, the sculpture could easily have been taken for a globe. Mr. Koenig is survived by his partner, Irmtraud Scheiwe, and two half sisters, Ursula Fürstin Ezterhazy and Christine Schneider. The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center did not want the work at all. William F. Burke Jr. of the Fire Department, was killed in the 2001 attack, led a campaign to repatriate the Koenig sculpture.

Source: New York Times February 28, 2017 01:18 UTC