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Ütschenpaul

Frog Pond

Holger Voigts
1984 (1990)

Beschreibung / Description

Sculpture of a sitting frog at the edge of a fountain basin. 'Ütsche' is colloquial for 'Frosch' (Frog), Ütschenpaul can be translated as 'frog pond'

Beschriftung(en) / Inscription(s)

300
JAHRE

Drömling-Apotheke
Fritz Straßburg

8. September 1990

Anmerkung / Annotation

The mold comes from Bremen, it was used for the scupture the Froschkönig on the market in Osterholz-Tenever. The frog is cast in the Ruhr region on the initiative of Fritz Straßburg and other local people.

Künstler*in / Artist

Holger Voigts (Bremen 1952), German sculptor in Bassen.

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

Dein Wolfsburg, June 2015, Küss den Frosch!.
Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmale und Standbilder der Stadt Bremen.

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 52°26'16" - E 10°50'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens419; Photograph: 31 July 2016
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