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Fettweis, Leopold,
Portrait male -- Jahn, Friedrich Ludwig
Ethnic -- German
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Sport
Landscape -- Tree
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Relief
Sculpture
Jahn Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fettweis
,
Leopold
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Jahn Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1911. Dedicated Oct. 22, 1911.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: gray granite and white marble; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 128 x 90 x 40 in.
Inscription:
(Lower front of sculpture, in raised letters:) TURNVATER/FRIEDRICH LUDWIG/JAHN unsigned
Description:
A rough-hewn, rock-faced gray granite slab with an oval white marble bust relief of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn inset at the front top center. Carved in relief on the front proper right of the sculpture is a broken trunk of an oak tree, and on the lower proper left in relief is an inscription. A plaque which described Jahn's accomplishments used to be on the back of the memorial. The memorial is set on a poured concrete foundation.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Jahn, Friedrich Ludwig -- Bust
Ethnic -- German
Occupation -- Other -- Reformer
Occupation -- Sport -- Gymnastics
Landscape -- Tree -- Oak Tree
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Park Board, 950 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Located Inwood Park, Vine Street, on hillside east of pavilion, Cincinnati, Ohio
Remarks:
Memorial commemorates Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778-1852), called "Turnvater," or "Father of Gymnastics." He is the founder of the Turnverein in Germany, later known as the Turner Society, which promoted physical fitness, education and democratic ideals. The first Turner Society in the United States was founded in Cincinnati in 1848. The memorial was dedicated by the Cincinnati Turnverein on October 22, 1911 on the centennial of the opening of the first Turnverein in Berlin. The sculpture has been moved from another location in Inwood Park. IAS files contain related excerpts from G. Giglierano and D. Overmyer's "The Bicentennial Guide to Greater Cincinnati," Cincinnati: Cincinnati Historical Society, 1988, pg. 201; and John Clubbe's "Cincinnati Observed," Columbus: Ohio State University Press, Columbus, 1992, pg. 280. IAS files also contain a related section from the Cincinnati Park Board brochure "Art in the Park."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1993.
Cincinnati Park Board, "Art in the Park," Cincinnati, OH, n.d.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Giglierano, G. and D. Overmyer, "The Bicentennial Guide to Greater Cincinnati," Cincinnati: The Cincinnati Historical Society, 1988, pg. 201.
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 71500186
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
71500186
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