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Apollo, (sculpture). Artist:  Fettweis, Leopold, sculptor. Bast, Johann, 1812-1880, architect. Title:  Apollo, (sculpture). Dates:  1877. Digital Reference:  Description:  A figure of Apollo in his chariot, with four horses. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Apollo Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Germania Building, 1127-9 Walnut Street, North side of building on 12th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio Provenance:  Formerly located Columbia Building, 1127-9 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio Remarks:  The Renaissance Revival Germania Building was built by Heinrich A. Ratterman and designed by local architect Johann Bast. Ratterman founded the German Mutual Insurance Company and moved his company into the building in 1877. The statue of Apollo, done by Fettweis, represented Ratterman's interest in music. In 1918, the building name was changed to the Columbia Building. IAS files contain related excerpts from: John Clubbe's "Cincinnati Observed," Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1992, pg. 225-226; G. Giglierano and D. Overmyer's "The Bicentennial Guide to Greater Cincinnati," Cincinnati: Cincinnati Historical Society, 1988, pg. 91-92; and Robert Wimberg's "Cincinnati: Over-the-Rhine," Cincinnati: The Ohio Book Store, 1987, pg. iv, 3, 4. IAS files also contain articles from: The Enquirer Magazine section of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Dec. 12, 1976, pg. 47. The building was restored in 1970. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Wimberg, Robert J., "Cincinnati: Over-the-Rhine," Cincinnati: The Ohio Book Store, 1987, pg. 3. 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 OH000668   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000668 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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