Monuments
Yossi Govrin’s talent for capturing the essence of people in his bronze sculptures has led him to be awarded commissions of world leaders like Donald Douglas, Yitzhak Rabin and General James Doolittle
The monument in honor of the Israeli late Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin is installed in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv City Hal, Israel at the site of the Prime Minster's assassination. The monument of General James H. Doolittle is placed in three national Museums of Aviation in the USA including, the Musuem of Flying, Santa Monica, the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia and the Wright Petterson Airforce Base, Dayton Ohio. The monument of Donald Douglas is placed at the Museum of Flying, DC3 Monument, Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica, CA.
“You gave me my grandpa back,” stated by Donald Douglas’ granddaughter upon seeing his sculpture
“This is the best of the 400 entries for my husband’s sculpture,” stated the wife of Yitzhak Rabin upon seeing Govrin’s bronze rendition
Monument to Donald Douglas under the Spirit of Santa Monica at the Santa Monica Museum of Flying
Donald Douglas, Head of Boeing
Bronze detail
Donald Douglas and his dog Wunderbar, Bronze placed at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica
Yitzhak Rabin, Israel’s late Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin, bronze bust
Yitzhak Rabin, bronze bust
General James Doolittle, the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia