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Schiller, Poet of Freedom and Justice, (sculpture). Artist:  Heber, Carl Augustus, 1874/75-1956, sculptor. Aubry Brothers & Company, founder. Title:  Schiller, Poet of Freedom and Justice, (sculpture). Dates:  Dec. 19, 1907. Dedicated Nov. 26, 1908. Rededicated Aug. 23, 1964. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone or marble (?). Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 36 x 23 x 19 in.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 24 in. x 20 in. Inscription:  (On right side:) C. A. Heber Sc / Aubry Bro's. Founders. N.Y. (On base, just below sculpture:) SCHILLER/POET/OF/FREEDOM/AND/JUSTICE (On bronze plaque on front of base:) SCHILLER PARK/RENAMED IN HONOR OF FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER, FRANKLIN SQUARE WAS FORMERLY A CENTER OF GERMAN AMERICAN LIFE. TWENTY SOCIETIES GATHERED HERE TO MARCH TO ANDERSON PARK FOR THE DEDICATION OF SCHILLER'S MONUMENT, THEIR GIFT TO ROCHESTER ON NOV. 26, 1908./RELOCATED AND RE-ERECTED HERE BY THE CITY AND THE FEDERATION OF GERMAN-AMERICAN SOCIETIES TO HONOR RESIDENTS OF GERMAN ANCESTRY ON AUG. 23, 1964/"RAUM FUR ALLE HAT DIE ERDE" (On left stone bench: titles of Schiller's plays) (On right stone bench: titles of Schiller's works of prose) signed Founder's mark. Description:  A bronze bust of German poet Friedrich von Schiller is installed atop a tall stone shaft which rests on a flat rectangular base that is adorned with a stone bench at each end. Subject:  Portrait male -- Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von -- Bust Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist Occupation -- Writer -- Critic Occupation -- Education -- Philosopher Occupation -- Education -- Historian Ethnic -- German Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Franklin & Andrew Streets Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Rochester, Parks Department, 400 Dewey Avenue, Rochester, New York 14613 Located Shiller Park, Franklin & Andrew Streets, Rochester, New York Provenance:  Formerly located Anderson Park, Rochester, New York 1908-1964. Remarks:  The sculpture was erected by German Americans in Anderson Park in 1908, but in 1964, it was moved by the city to Franklin Square, which was then renamed Schiller Park. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1992. 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 76004294   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76004294 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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