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In America: Remember

COVID-19 pandemic monuments and memorialsPublic art in Washington, D.C.September 2021 events in the United States
Nancy Pelosi joins the
Nancy Pelosi joins the "In America Remember" memorial at the National Mall

In America: Remember was a public art installation by American artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg. The exhibition, on display from September 17 to October 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C., honored Americans who died in the COVID-19 pandemic by blanketing a portion of the National Mall near the Washington Monument with over 600,000 small white flags, one for each life lost. The number of flags rose to 701,133 by the end of the exhibition, reflecting the updated death toll.

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