OOS Sculpture

Bust of Johan Ludwig Runeberg

1958 / Creator Unknown / Cleveland

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A bust of Johan Ludwig Runeberg, described as the national poety of Finland, in the Finnish Cultural Garden. Inscriptions on the base provide details about Snellman's life and dedication information for the sculpture.

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

County

: Cuyahoga

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Citation

: “Bust of Johan Ludwig Runeberg,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed May 13, 2021, https://oos.sculpturecenter.org/index.php/items/show/1942.

Dublin Core

Title

Bust of Johan Ludwig Runeberg

Description

A bust of Johan Ludwig Runeberg, described as the national poety of Finland, in the Finnish Cultural Garden. Inscriptions on the base provide details about Snellman's life and dedication information for the sculpture.

Date

1958

Contributor

Aubrey O'Brien
AO IS1

Identifier

1942

Sculpture Item Type Metadata

Location City

Cleveland

Location County

Cuyahoga

Provider Entity

Finnish Central Community of Cleveland

Location Street

1880 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Location Type

garden

Installation Date

1958

Materials

metal
stone

Inscription

JOHAN LUDVIG RUNEBERG
1804 - 1877
NATIONAL POET OF FINLAND

"Oi Maamme, Suomi,
Sunnyinmaa
Soi Sana Kultainen!"

"OUR LAND, FINLAND,
OUR NATIVE LAND.
O LET HER NAME
RING CLEAR!"

FINNISH CENTRAL COMMUNITY
CLEVELAND, OH