Der Rufer Statue

"The Caller" is represented by a standing male bronze figure with a dark grey-green patina on a square plinth. The figure stands with legs apart and in a step position, the toes of the left foot pointing upwards. The head is thrown back, the arms are bent and the hands are raised to the mouth. With them he forms a funnel, his mouth is open to shout. "The Caller" is dressed in a robe that is belted at the hips, the folds are stylized.

The replica of the sculpture was erected in 1989 for the sculptor's 100th birthday - half a year before the opening of the Berlin Wall. The character of the caller was created in 1966/1967 as a commissioned work for Radio Bremen as a sign of long-distance communication without any political assignment of meaning. The politically motivated recast from 1989 was financed by a private foundation of banks and the Axel Springer publishing house. The motif is derived from the figure of Stentor from the Iliad, linked here to the work of Petrarch (Susanne Kähler, Marc Wellmann).

Inscription (cast) on the base "DER RUFER" / VON / GERHARD MARCKS / 1889 - 1981
Inscription (cast) on the base FRANCESCO PETRARCA / 1304 - 1374
Inscription (cast) on the object "I GO / THROUGH THE WORLD / AND CRY: / PEACE, PEACE, PEACE"

Source: bildhauerei-in-berlin.de/bildwerk/der-rufer-5025

May the shouts also be heard at the nearby Soviet memorial 🇺🇦 💙💛

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