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Martin Luther Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Schuler, Hans, 1874-1951, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Martin Luther Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Luther Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 31, 1936. Relocated 1959. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 20 ft. x 8 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 12 ft. 2 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (Sculpture, back of bronze base, figure's proper left side:) SCHULER Sc 1946 (Sculpture, back of bronze base, figure's proper right side:) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS. -N.Y. (Base, front:) MARTIN LUTHER (Base, front of steps:) A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD /1936 (Base, back:) PRESENTED BY A BALTIMORE JEWELER/ ARTHUR WALLENHORST/ 1850-1933 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A standing portrait of Martin Luther dressed in long robes. He raises his proper right arm and holds a book in his proper left arm. He steps forward with his proper left foot and the top of his shoe extends a bit over the edge of the base. The sculpture rests on a rectangular base adorned with a small carved border along the top edge. Subject:  Portrait male -- Luther, Martin -- Full length Occupation -- Religion Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Baltimore, Recreation and Parks, 2600 Madison Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 Located Hillen Road & 31st Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 Remarks:  The sculpture was relocated in 1959 due to construction of the Jones Falls Expressway. Its original location was where there is now the I-83 exit ramp for North Avenue. For additional information see: Kathleen Kotarba's report "The Baltimore Bronze Project," Baltimore: Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, July 1989; Henry and Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987; and Wilbur Harvey Hunter's "The Monumental City, The Rinehart School of Sculpture 75th Anniversary Catalogue 1896-1971," pg. 16-47. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 The Peale Museum. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993. 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 75006018   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75006018 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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