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Rietschel, Ernest Friedrich August,
Lauchhammer Company,
Portrait male -- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Portrait male -- Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Education
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Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Exedra
Sculpture
Goethe - Schiller Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rietschel, Ernest Friedrich August, 1804-1861, sculptor. (copy after).
Lauchhammer Company, founder.
Title:
Goethe - Schiller Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Schiller - Goethe Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Original model: 1845/1847. Copy dedicated June 12, 1908. Relocated 1960. Rededicated Sept. 1, 1960.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft.
Inscription:
(On lowest left side of sculpture:) RIETSCHEL, ERNEST F. (On front of plinth, incised letters:) GOETHE SCHILLER (On front of base, incised letters:) GOETHE/SCHILLER signed
Description:
Goethe stands passing a laurel wreath to the younger Schiller. Schiller holds a scroll in his proper left hand. Goethe wears an open, knee-length coat, a shirt with ruffled-collar, a vest and leggings. Schiller wears an open, mid-calf length coat, a vest and leggings. The sculpture is mounted on a tapered, tiered base and is part of an exedra setting with bench. Three steps lead up to the exedra setting.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von -- Full length
Portrait male -- Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von -- Full length
Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist
Occupation -- Writer -- Critic
Occupation -- Education -- Philosopher
Object Type:
Copy
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Exedra
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Milwaukee County, Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, 9480 West Watertown Plank Road, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53226
Located Washington Park, 1859 North 40th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Remarks:
The monument is a replica of a sculpture that was created in 1847, for the front of the Dresden Court Theater in Weimar, Saxony. The monument commemorates Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller. The Milwaukee monument was presented by thirty German-American cultural societies. Originally installed elsewhere in Washington Park, the monument was moved to its current site near the Blatz Temple of Music to make way for the construction of the North-South freeway. Bronze plaques originally on the base have been stolen. IAS files contain related excerpt from "Statues and Monuments in Milwaukee County Parks."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, WI5021, 1989.
Monumental News, July 1908, pg. 511.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 WI000354
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000354
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