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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, (sculpture). Artist:  Rau, Ernst, 1839-1875, sculptor. Unknown (Stuttgart, Germany), founder. Title:  Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Schiller Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 8, 1886. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: granite with bronze plaque. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 8 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 12 ft. W. 16 ft. Inscription:  Modell von E. Rau (Front of base:) SCHILLER (On bronze plaque back of base:) Friedrich von Schiller/Poet and Dramatist/Born Nov. 10, 1759 Died May 9, 1805/Marbach Germany Weimar, Germany/200th Anniversary/German Day Association/1959 signed Description:  Standing male figure with proper left leg slightly forward and proper right arm bent at the elbow and resting at chest level. He carries a document in his proper left hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von -- Full length Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist Occupation -- Writer -- Critic Occupation -- Education -- Philosopher Occupation -- Education -- Historian Ethnic -- German Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Chicago Park District, Preservation Planning Division, 425 East McFetridge Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 Located Lincoln Park, East of Stockton Drive at Webster Avenue, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  This Chicago statue is exact replica of monument made in 1876 in Marbach, the city of Schiller's birth. The Chicago statue was erected by a group known as Chicago Citizens of German Descent. The Chicago Park District Sculpture Preservation Files contain miscellaneous correspondence and treatment reports with photo documentation. For a related article see West, Myron H., "An Illustrated Guide of Lincoln Park," Chicago: Gunthrop-Warren Printing Co., 1911. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 138. Riedy, James L. "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 190-191. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Bryan, I. J., comp., "A History of Lincoln Park and Annual Report of the Commissioners," Chicago: The Commissioners, 1899, pg. 106. Illustration:  Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 138. 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 IL000009   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IL000009 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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