1 50 3 https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/e904d2a02d07aee64b3de038ac77c6da.jpg cddf3a2c832d33031ad5c883dec07baa https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/90eb60fedfc77dd4a44a4cd358ed591d.jpg 46047521c17f78c5eb670220ff620469 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monuments Subject The topic of the resource Monuments Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image Base: 20 m Sculpture: 9 m Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memorial of Revolutionary Sailors Subject The topic of the resource Gedenkstätte revolutionärer Matrosen (Memorial of Revolutionary Sailors) monument by Reinhard Dietrich & Wolfgang Eckard, 1971-1977 in Rostock. Description An account of the resource This monument references the Kiel mutiny and other sailors' revolts that led to the end of World War I. The sailors are naked despite its serious subject. Their nudity shows off their physical prowess as workers and reflects the GDR's relaxed attitude toward public nudity (Freikörperkultur). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Reinhard Dietrich, artist Wolfgang Eckard, artist Darkone, photographer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1977 Photograph: September 7, 2005 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons license Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wikimedia Commons art DDR East Germany GDR M-V Mecklenburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern memorial Reinhard Dietrich revolution Rostock sailors sculpture Wolfgang Eckard https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/79518d5d97cab47d7f478f9370581e1c.jpg 8ba20bb9bd4a9f2ed9c9e9a61a1b166c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monuments Subject The topic of the resource Monuments Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Bronze Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 46 ft. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ernst-Thälmann-Monument Subject The topic of the resource Ernst-Thälmann-Monument created 1981-1986 by Lev Kerbel in Ernst-Thälmann-Park, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin Description An account of the resource Ernst Thälmann (1886-1944) was a German Communist party leader. The Nazis imprisoned him in 1933 and shot him at Buchenwald in 1944. Although Thälmann never lived to see the end of World War II, the SED (the GDR's founding and ruling party) coopted his biography and image, immortalizing him as part of the nation's founding mythology. This monument was unveiled as a gift to the citizens to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Thälmann's birth in Ernst-Thälmann-Park. The monument was controversial because the GDR's government chose a Soviet sculptor and demolished historically protected gasworks to ensure a perfect view of the monument in the park. East Berliners resented its grandiosity and gave it unflattering nicknames. Although smaller Thälmann monuments were removed after the GDR's collapse, this statue still stands. However, plaques with Communist slogans have been removed from its base. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lev Kerbel, sculptor Max Schwalbe, photographer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986 Photograph: May 9, 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wikimedia Commons 1980s art Berlin communism DDR East Germany Ernst Thälmann GDR Lew Kerbel monument sculpture https://charlottedc.net/cms/files/original/0e463d00cb559757a552a3423328e9cc.jpg 6f479269c8cfe25711b82a0204632421 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Monuments Subject The topic of the resource Monuments Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Sculpture Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 7.1 meters high (head only), 13 meters high with base Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Karl-Marx-Monument Subject The topic of the resource Karl Marx monument by Lev Kerbel in Chemnitz (formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt in the GDR), dedicated in 1971. Description An account of the resource The monument is 42 feet high and weighs 40 tons. The bronze head sits atop two granite pedestals. The wall behind it contains a multilingual inscription of a rallying cry for workers to unite from <em>The Communist Manifesto</em>, for which Marx is famous. Marx was born in Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, and has no biographical connection to Chemnitz. <br /><br />In 1953, the GDR government renamed Chemnitz to Karl-Marx-Stadt, to honor the 70th anniversary of Marx's death. They also hired Kerbel to design and cast a monument of the city's namesake. Kerbel's design is minimalist and contrasts with other socialist-realist monuments because there is no body with which to strike a triumphant pose. Kerbel wanted to emphasize Marx as a philosopher and believed this only required Marx's head and facial expression. The monument is advertised as the second-largest freestanding head in the world. Locally, it is called the "Nishel," the Saxon word for "head." In 1990, citizens voted to change the city's name back to Chemnitz. They decided to keep the massive sculpture and seem to take pride in it. Until 2007, the city's official motto referred to the head. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lev Kerbel, artist Thomas Hoepker, photographer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971 Photograph: 1990 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Thomas Hoepker / Magnum Photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Artstor 1970s 1971 1990 art Chemnitz communism GDR Karl Marx Karl-Marx-Stadt Lew Kerbel sculpture