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 Schiller, Poet of Freedom and Justice - Rochester, NY Posted by:  sagefemme
N 43° 09.649 W 077° 36.321
18T E 288192 N 4781969
This bust on a marble base was placed in what had been known as Franklin Park, until 1965, when it was renamed in honor of Fredriech von Schiller. The bust was actually placed here many years prior by the Federation of German-American Societies.
Waymark Code: WMGM3D
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2013
Views: 4
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. Carl Augustus Heber is credited with the sculpture, and Aubry Brothers and Company, with foundry work.
Inscriptions:
(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.
TITLE: Schiller, Poet of Freedom and Justice
ARTIST(S): Carl Augustus Heber, sculptor; Aubry Brothers & Company, foundry
DATE: Dec. 19, 1907. Dedicated Nov. 26, 1908. Rededicated Aug. 23, 1964.
MEDIUM: bronze on a pedestal of marble
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76004294
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
In Schiller Park, which is bounded by Andrews Street on the south, the Inner Loop on the north, Franklin Square on the east and Evans Street on the west.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted
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