Memorial of Revolutionary Sailors

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Title

Memorial of Revolutionary Sailors

Subject

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

Description

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

Reinhard Dietrich, artist
Wolfgang Eckard, artist
Darkone, photographer

Source

Wikimedia Commons

Date

1977
Photograph: September 7, 2005

Rights

Creative Commons license

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Sculpture

Physical Dimensions

Base: 20 m
Sculpture: 9 m

Collection

Monuments

Citation

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

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