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Friedrich Harkort - "UnserFriedrich"

Friedrich Harkort - "OurFrederick"

Westerbauer bei Haspe 1793 - Hombruch gem. Kirchhörde 1880)
German industrialist and pioneer of industrial development in the Ruhr region, known as the 'Father of the Ruhr'. In 1819, he founded the first industrial workshop at Castle Wetter
(Wikipedia)

Josi Elstner
2021

Alt-Wetter / Friedrich Harkort - "UnserFriedrich"

Description

Modern work of art with a portrait of Friedrich Harkort. The idea is explained on the project's website:

The aim was not to create a conventional stone, marble or bronze sculpture, but a "modern object" that bridges the past 200 years from 1819 to the present. This led to the idea of creating a three-dimensional sculpture of Friedrich Harkort's distinctive head using two-dimensional elements. Steel was chosen as the material and thus the main material of Friedrich Harkort's entrepreneurial activities.

Information Sign

Großskulptur UNSER FRIEDRICH
Das Projekt wurde aus dem Förderprogramm Heimat-Fonds und durch Spenden gefördert

Sculptor

Joachim (Josi) Elstner, German graphic artist from Wetter

Sources & Information

UnserFriedrich-Projekt, Das Projekt "UnserFriedrich".
Westfalenpost, 21 May 2021, Skulptur für Friedrich Harkort in Wetter wird bald enthüllt.

Locatie (N 51°23'21" - E 7°24'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw989; Photograph: 31 July 2022
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