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Martin Luther, (sculpture). Artist:  Flour City Ornamental Ironworks, founder. Rietschel, Ernest Friedrich August, 1804-1861, sculptor. (copy after). Title:  Martin Luther, (sculpture). Dates:  1921. Copyrighted 1921. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 12 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft. Inscription:  (Front of plinth, on left, raised:) Wier siche ich, Ich kann nicht/anders, Gott helf mir!/Amen (Front of plinth, at center, raised:) Luther (Front of plinth, on right, raised:) Here I stand, I can do no/other. God help me!/Amen (Right side of plinth:) TO CONCORDIA COLLEGE/1521 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 1921/QUADRICENTENNIAL OF/LUTHER AT WORMS/BY MR & MRS. ERNEST RUBBERT, MPLS. (Left side of plinth:) CAST BY THE FLOUR CITY ORNAMENTAL IRON CO./A REPLICA OF THE STATUE AT WORMS/BY ERNST FRIEDRICH AUGUST RIETSCHEL 1804-1861 unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length standing figure of Martin Luther holding closed Bible. Subject:  Portrait male -- Luther, Martin -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Monk Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Concordia College, 275 North Syndicate, St. Paul, Minnesota 55104 Located Concordia College, Poehler Administration Building, St. Paul, Minnesota Remarks:  Replica of the central figure of the famous bronze sculpture group erected in Worms, Germany in 1868. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1995. Bankson, Benjamin, 1988. 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 73940014   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 73940014 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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