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Her son died in the deadliest terror attack on a plane before 9/11. She created a massive group sculpture of grieving mothers

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By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Suse Lowenstein was working on a sculpture in her home studio in New Jersey when she received a phone call that would forever shatter her family. It came from a friend. In a trembling voice, she asked Lowenstein which flight her son, Alexander, was on from his semester studying abroad in London. “Pan Am Flight 103,” Lowenstein said. Her friend let out a piercing scream. “Haven’t you heard?” she cried. It was four day…

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Her son died in the deadliest terror attack on a plane before 9/11. In response she created a sculptural artwork of 76 grieving women

Suse Lowenstein’s son was killed in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. An artist, she responded by creating a huge sculptural installation, Dark Elegy, depicting the raw emotion women felt the day they learned their loved ones died.

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