| Friedrich Schiller | |
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 The statue in 2008 | |
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| Artist | Max von Widnmann |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Friedrich Schiller |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| 39°56′31.4″N82°59′36.8″W / 39.942056°N 82.993556°W | |
A statue of Friedrich Schiller by Max von Widnmann stands in Schiller Park, in Columbus, Ohio's German Village, in the United States. [1]
The bronze sculpture is a second cast of the original designed by Widnmann, completed in 1863 and installed in Maximiliansplatz, Munich. The Columbus sculpture was completed in Germany in 1891, [2] transported across the Atlantic Ocean, and erected by the German-Americans of Columbus on July 4. [3] [4] The sculpture was rededicated on July 4, 1991. [4] In 2012, Friends of Schiller Park funded the installation of lights to illuminate the monument. [5]
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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, playwright, historian, philosopher, and physician. Schiller is considered by most Germans to be Germany's most important classical playwright.
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Ferdinand Miller, from 1875 von Miller and from 1912 Freiherr von Miller was an ore caster, sculptor and director of the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. He also held a seat in the Royal Bavarian House of Lords, the Reichsrat.
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