Memorial of Revolutionary Sailors

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Thema

Gedenkstätte revolutionärer Matrosen (Memorial of Revolutionary Sailors) monument by Reinhard Dietrich & Wolfgang Eckard, 1971-1977 in Rostock.

Beschreibung

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).

Urheber

Reinhard Dietrich, artist

Wolfgang Eckard, artist

Darkone, photographer

Quelle

Wikimedia Commons

Datum

1977

Photograph: September 7, 2005

Rechte

Creative Commons license

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Original Format

Sculpture

Physical Dimensions

Base: 20 m
Sculpture: 9 m

Sammlung

Monuments

Schlagwörter

art, DDR, East Germany, GDR, M-V, Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, memorial, Reinhard Dietrich, revolution, Rostock, sailors, sculpture, Wolfgang Eckard

Zitat

Reinhard Dietrich, artist , Wolfgang Eckard, artist und Darkone, photographer, “Memorial of Revolutionary Sailors,” Public Art in East Germany, accessed 21. Oktober 2026, https://charlottedc.net/cms/items/show/11.

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