Bust of Carl Legien

Bust of Carl Legien
Bust of Carl Legien
	The bust in 2016
Artist	Karl Trumpf [de]
Year	1959
Subject	Carl Legien
Location	Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
	52°30′13″N 13°25′00″E / 52.50352°N 13.41654°E

A 1959 bust of Carl Legien by Karl Trumpf [de] is installed along Legiendamm in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany.^[1]

Description

The stone bust on Carl Legien rests on a marble base.^[1]

History

The sculpture was completed before the artist's death in 1959, and installed in 1962. It was removed in 1978 and re-installed in 1989. In 2013, the bronze bust was replaced with a stone impression by sculptor Ute Hoffritz, and re-inaugurated on 20 August.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Büstendenkmal Carl Legien – Bildhauerei in Berlin" (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2024-03-24.

External links

Media related to Denkmal Carl Legien (Berlin-Kreuzberg) at Wikimedia Commons

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[:0-1] "Büstendenkmal Carl Legien – Bildhauerei in Berlin" (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2024-03-24.

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