Statue of Friedrich Schiller (Columbus, Ohio)

*Friedrich Schiller*
Friedrich Schiller
	The statue in 2008
Artist	Max von Widnmann
Medium	Bronze sculpture
Subject	Friedrich Schiller
Location	Columbus, Ohio, United States
	39°56′31.4″N 82°59′36.8″W / 39.942056°N 82.993556°WCoordinates: 39°56′31.4″N 82°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]

Description and history[]

The bronze sculpture is a second cast of the , 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]

The statue in Munich

References[]

^ "Friederick Schiller, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
^ "Schiller Park". German Village Society. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
^ "Friedrich Schiller Statue; German Village, Columbus". Civic Arts Project. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
^ "Friedrich Schiller Park statue to get recognition – and lights – News – ThisWeek Community News – Lewis Center, OH". thisweeknews.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

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[SI-1] "Friederick Schiller, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 10, 2018.

[GVS-2] "Schiller Park". German Village Society. Retrieved November 10, 2018.

[3] "Friedrich Schiller Statue; German Village, Columbus". Civic Arts Project. Retrieved November 10, 2018.

[HMD-4] "Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved November 10, 2018.

[thisweeknews-5] "Friedrich Schiller Park statue to get recognition – and lights – News – ThisWeek Community News – Lewis Center, OH". thisweeknews.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

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Plays	The Robbers Fiesco Intrigue and Love Körner's Morning Don Carlos Wallenstein Wallenstein's Camp The Piccolomini Wallenstein's Death Mary Stuart The Maid of Orleans The Bride of Messina William Tell Die Huldigung der Künste Demetrius
Libretti	Semele
Selected poems	Ode to Joy Resignation Die Götter Griechenlandes Das verschleierte Bild zu Sais Xenien Der Handschuh Der Taucher Die Kraniche des Ibykus Ritter Toggenburg Der Gang nach dem Eisenhammer Der Ring des Polykrates Der Kampf mit dem Drachen Die Bürgschaft Das Lied von der Glocke Nänie Der Antritt des neuen Jahrhunderts Das Siegesfest
Selected prose works	The Criminal of Lost Honour The Ghost-Seer A magnanimous act
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