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Von Schiller Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Richter, C. L., sculptor. Title:  Von Schiller Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1859. Dedicated Nov. 9, 1859. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 1 ft. 8 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 6 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 12 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 1 1/2 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (On rear of base:) C.L. RICHTER fecit (On front of base:) JOHANN CHRISTOPH/FRIEDRICH VOL/SCHILLER/1759-1805/POET/DRAMATIST/HISTORIAN signed Subject:  Portrait male -- Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von -- Head Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist Occupation -- Writer -- Critic Occupation -- Education -- Philosopher Occupation -- Education -- Historian Ethnic -- German Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Central Park, Mall, north side, New York, New York 10021 Remarks:  Schiller (1759-1805) was a dramatist, historian, and philosopher who was also a "Poet of the People." His plays Wilhelm Tell, Mary Stuart, Don Carlos, and Wallenstein aroused passion in his fellow Germans. According to Gayle and Cohen publication, this sculpture was the first one to be set out among the landscaped hillsides of Central Park. The work was a gift of German Americans. Schiller was devoted to human rights which prompted the French to make him a citizen of their new republic in 1792. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 214. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975, pg. 135. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 76003543   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003543 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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