The man with the hammer

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Statue in Dudelange

The man with the hammer is a sculpture of the Luxembourg sculptor Albert Kratzenberg (1890-1966), the 1939 York as part of the New World's Fair 1939 New York World's Fair was set up.

L'allégorie de l'artisanat

It was originally part of the monumental sculpture "L'allégorie de l'artisanat". This mural, over 20 meters long and 12 meters high, represented a cross-section of the Luxembourg landscape (Minette area, Luxembourg City and the castles along the Sauer). Bordered by four statues that were supposed to symbolize "characteristic" Luxembourg professions (workers, craftsmen, Farmer and winegrower) this monumental work should attract visitors and investors to Luxembourg.

Rediscovery

After the World's Fair, the statues were separated and soon fell into oblivion. “The man with the hammer” was rediscovered in a state depot in the early 1980s and set up in Dudelange . Until its restoration in 2008, the statue stood at the entrance to the “Quartier Brill”. Since then it has stood in the park of the “Galerie Nei Liicht”.

Web links

Commons : Albert Kratzenberg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

References

  1. ↑ a b eluxemburgensia at the Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg
  2. ↑ a b Conrardy, Jean-Pierre. Dudelange Passé et Présent d'une ville industrial Tome I, Editpress, 1991.

Coordinates: 49 ° 28 '56.7 "  N , 6 ° 5' 9.6"  E