OOS Sculpture

Bust of Elias Lonnrot

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown / Cleveland

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A bust of Elias Lonnrot, a Finnish doctor and author. Lonnrot is best known for his poem, Kalevala, a poem telling the story of creation from Finnish folklore.

Location: Finnish Cultural Garden, 1880 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

County

: Cuyahoga

Citation

: “Bust of Elias Lonnrot,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed September 30, 2023, http://oos.sculpturecenter.org/items/show/1941.

Title

Bust of Elias Lonnrot

Description

A bust of Elias Lonnrot, a Finnish doctor and author. Lonnrot is best known for his poem, Kalevala, a poem telling the story of creation from Finnish folklore.

Identifier

1941

Location City

Cleveland

Location County

Cuyahoga

Provider Entity

FINNISH CENTRAL COMM OF CLEVELAND
FINNISH EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY - FAIRPORT
FINNISH TEMPERANCE ASS'N CLEVELAND

Location Site

Finnish Cultural Garden

Location Street

1880 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Location Type

garden

Materials

stone
metal

Inscription

ELIAS LONNROT
1802 - 1884
PHYSICIAN
FOLKLORIST
LYOKAMME
KASI KATEHEN
Kalevala
FINNISH EPIC POEMS

FINNISH CENTRAL COMM OF CLEVELAND
FINNISH EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY - FAIRPORT
FINNISH TEMPERANCE ASS'N CLEVELAND