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Emmerich am Rhein
(Stadt Emmerich am Rhein)
Lkr. Kleve
Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Poortekerl

Harbour Lad

Heide Friede-Kinalzik
1989

Description

Sculpture of a port lad, staring out at the heavy barge traffic on the River Rhine. The sculpture commemorates the day labourers who used to wait to load and unload ships for a small wage.

Information Sign

Poortekerl

Heide Friede-Kinalzik 1989

Sculptor

Heide Friede-Kinalzik (Boitzenburg 1950), German sculptor, graphic artist and illustrator from Goch.

Sources & Information

Emmerich.de, Spaziergänge zur Kunst im Öffentlichen Raum (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 51°49'49" - E 6°14'14") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw820; Photograph: 28 July 2022
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