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German-Bohemian Immigrant Monument, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Hafner, Leopold  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone
Culture:
German  Search this
Bohemian  Search this
Czech  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of New Ulm Parks Department New Ulm Minnesota 56073
Located German Park New Ulm Minnesota
Date:
Installed 1991. Dedicated July 20, 1991
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995.
Summary:
A family grouping of German-Bohemian immigrants in historic dress, with a man and woman standing with a child in front of them. The man is on the proper left and wears a hat, placing his proper right hand on the child's proper right shoulder. The child's hands are pressed together at his chest. The woman, her head covered, touches the child's hands with her proper left hand. The sculpture is mounted upon a graduated base. Around the base are granite slabs with over 350 immigrant family names. The monument is surrounded by a picket fence.
Topic:
History--United States--Immigration  Search this
Figure group--Family  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS MN000489
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_337282