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Sankt Gallen
Sankt Gallen (Kanton)

Kantonsschulpark

Kriegerdenkmal

War Memorial

August Wanner & Wilhelm Meier
1921

Description

Limestone sculpture of a dying soldier.

Inscription(s)

dem in aktivdienst 1914-1919
gestorbenen st. gallischen
wehrmänner

und ihren kameraden
des aktivdienstes 1939-1945

Signature

wanner

Annotation

The monument was designed by Wanner and sculpted by Meier.

Sculptors

Wilhelm Meier (Unter-Embrach ZH 1880 - St. Gallen 1971), Swiss sculptor of St. Gallen (SIKART Lexikon – Ein St.Galler Bildhauer zwischen Tradition und Moderne – Rosmarie Nüesch-Gautschi, Tüüfner Poscht 2011, nr. 1: Wilhelm Meier, ein St.Galler Bildhauer (1880-1971)).
August Wanner (1886 - 1970), Swiss painter and sculptor

Sources & Information

St. Galler Nachrichten, Viele auf Notunterstützung angewiesen.

Locatie (N 47°25'33" - E 9°22'47") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chsg039; Photograph: 6 October 2014
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