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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Menschen am Wasser

People and Water

Jo Jastram
1962

Description

Fountain with a sandstone wall with four doublesided (front and back) openwork reliefs showing people active with water.

The reliefs show:

Rostock - Menschen am Wasser
front: a man, a woman and a child.
back: a boy with a fish and a boy swimming under water.

Rostock - Menschen am Wasser
front: a man and a woman in a boat.
back: a man looking out to the window and some fish.

Rostock - Menschen am Wasser
front: a man and a girl walking in the woods
back: a boy, a tree and an owl.

Rostock - Menschen am Wasser
front: a woman washing the dishes.
back: a man with his feet in a washtub.

Information Sign

Jo Jastram
MENSCHEN AM WASSER

1962
Postaer Sandstein

Eigentum der Hansestadt Rostock

Sculptor

Joachim (Jo) Jastram (Rostock 1928 - Ribnitz-Damgarten 2011), German sculptor, husband of nephew of Inge Jastram and uncle of Thomas Jastram (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmäler, Brunnen und Skulpturen in Rostock.
Trefpunkt Ostsee, Rostocker Brunnen, Wasserspiele, Wasserläufe.

Locatie (N 54°5'24" - E 12°8'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: demv094; Photograph: 4 August 2016
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