Goethe Monument (Chicago)
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| Goethe Monument | |
|---|---|
 The statue in 2005 | |
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| Completion date | 1913 |
| Dimensions | 550 cm (18 feet) |
| Weight | 80 tons |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 41°55′57.4″N 87°38′19″W / 41.932611°N 87.63861°W | |
The Goethe Monument (or Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Monument) is a bronze statue by Herman Hahn in Chicago's Lincoln Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois, unveiled in 1913.[1] It depicts a larger-than-life, neoclassically-styled hero in undress with a draped cape, peering far into the distance, with a bent leg perched on a rock and a hunting eagle perched on his knee. The allegorical statue is not a portrait sculpture of the German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, but rather seeks to embody the "spirit of Goethe"; a low wall behind the statue shows a bas-relief of Goethe and a quote from his play Faust in German and English.[1] The inscription on the statue reads: "To / Goethe / The Master Mind of the / German People / The Germans of Chicago / 1913".[2]
