Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Beschreibung / Description

Sculpture of a small boy (putto) with a broom.
The original broom boy was stored during the Second World War and after the end of the war was erected in Hugo-Luther-Straße, where it was probably stolen by scrap metal thieves in 1953. In 1954, a stone copy was erected in front of the building of the Braunschweig building co-operative in Mauernstraée. After numerous instances of damage, a new bronze figure was cast on 3 June 1987 to mark the centenary of the building cooperative.

Künstler*in / Artist

• Jakob Hofmann (Aschaffenburg 1876 - Braunschweig 1955), German sculptor and draughtsman from Braunschweig (Wikipedia).

Quellen & Informationen / Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Besenmännchen.
• Wikipedia, Liste der Denkmale und Standbilder der Stadt Braunschweig.

Stichworte / Tags

• Town: Braunschweig
• Kreis: Stadt Braunschweig
• Land: Niedersachsen
• Country: Germany
• Boy with broom
• Hofmann, Jakob
• Putto

Lage / Location (N 52°16'0" - E 10°31'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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