The forget-me-not flower is the artist’s departure point. The flower became a symbol of Freemasonry in Nazi Germany, when an estimated 80,000 Masons were either imprisoned or killed. Members of the fraternity, both in and out of the concentration camps, began wearing the forget-me-not instead of the traditional square and compass on their lapels as a mark of identity. During WWII the Nazis unwittingly co-opted the flower for their own flair to signify charity.
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The forget-me-not flower is the artist’s departure point. The flower became a symbol of Freemasonry in Nazi Germany, when an estimated 80,000 Masons were either imprisoned or killed. Members of the fraternity, both in and out of the concentration camps, began wearing the forget-me-not instead of the traditional square and compass on their lapels as a mark of identity. During WWII the Nazis unwittingly co-opted the flower for their own flair to signify charity.