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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Fischer, Karl,     Frisch, Victor,     Portrait male -- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von     Ethnic -- German     Occupation -- Writer     Occupation -- Writer     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York     Sculpture

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, (sculpture). Artist:  Fischer, Karl, 1802-1865, sculptor. Frisch, Victor, 1876-1939, sculptor. Title:  Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, (sculpture). Dates:  Original cast ca. 1876. Dedicated Feb. 15, 1932. Recast 1934. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: black Swedish granite. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. 32 x 18 x 13 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 18 in. x 13 in. Inscription:  (Proper left side of sculpture:) K. FISCHER (Front of sculpture, under chest:) GOETHE (On plaque, front of base:) GOETHE/1749-1832/ERECTED 1932/BY THE/GOETHE SOCIETY/OF AMERICA signed Description:  Portrait of Goethe as an older man. Subject:  Portrait male -- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von -- Bust Ethnic -- German Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Writer -- Novelist 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 Bryant Park, Between Fifth and Sixth Avenues on the South side of the park, New York, New York Remarks:  Goethe (1749-1832) was a German poet, novelist and dramatist. His most famous work was the drama "Faust," which he worked on for over sixty years. Goethe also made contributions in the scientific and philosophical fields. In 1876 the Goethe Society acquired a cast of Fischer's bust (IAS 76003501) and placed it in the Metropolitan. In 1932 the Goethe Society marked the centennial of Goethe's death by moving the bust out in Bryant Park. After it was installed, they learned that the bust was an iron casting plated with copper. In 1934, they asked the Parks Department to recast it in bronze to replace the iron. The base was created by Victor Frisch. Additional information is available in the Bryant Park file of the Art & Architecture Department at the New York Public Library on 42nd Street, and at the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation located at 6 East 43rd Street. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 153. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 153. Related Works:  Related to 76003501. 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 76003502   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003502 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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