Statues - Hither & Thither

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Das deutsche Volkslied

The German Folk Song

Louis Sussmann-Hellborn & Hans Starcke
1875 / 1910

Description

Stone allegorical group of maidens called "folk song" and "art song".

Inscription(s)

DAS VOLKSLIED

Signature

L.S.

Annotation

Sussmann-Hellborn made the statue for the National Monument for the Liberation Wars on the Kreuzberg. The Tiergarten version is a 1910 copy made by Hans Starcke.

Sculptors

Hans Starcke (Jena 1875 - Jena 1943), German artist and poet (Wikipedia).
Louis Sussmann-Hellborn (Berlin 1828 - Berlin 1908), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Denkmale in Berlin, Großer Tiergarten.

Locatie (N 52°30'36" - E 13°21'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe063; Photograph: 10 August 2013
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