Goethe–Schiller Monument (Milwaukee)
The Goethe–Schiller Monument is a public artwork by German artist Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel located in Washington Park, which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The bronze sculpture from 1908 depicts two men, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich von Schiller, one holding a laurel wreath and the other a scroll. The 12 foot artwork rests upon a 26 foot long granite base. The bronze sculpture is a recasting of the statue incorporated into the 1857 Goethe-Schiller Monument in Weimar, Germany.
| Goethe–Schiller Monument | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel |
| Year | 1908 |
| Type | bronze |
| Dimensions | 370 cm × 790 cm (144 in × 312 in) |
| Location | near 4500 W. Washington Blvd., Milwaukee |
| 43°03′10.33″N 87°58′12.26″W | |
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