OOS Sculpture

Bust of Johan Vilhelm Snellman

1958 / Creator Unknown / Cleveland

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A bust of Johan Vilhelm Snellman, a Finnish statesmen, in the Finnish Cultural Garden.

Location: Finnish Cultural Garden, 1880 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

County

: Cuyahoga

Citation

: “Bust of Johan Vilhelm Snellman,” Ohio Outdoor Sculpture , accessed December 10, 2023, https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/items/show/1943.

Title

Bust of Johan Vilhelm Snellman

Description

A bust of Johan Vilhelm Snellman, a Finnish statesmen, in the Finnish Cultural Garden.

Date

1958

Identifier

1943

Location City

Cleveland

Location County

Cuyahoga

Location Notes

Donated by

Provider Qualifier

Friends of the Finnish Central Committee

Location Site

Finnish Cultural Garden

Location Street

1880 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd

Location Type

garden

Installation Date

1964

Materials

stone
metal

Inscription

JOHAN
VILHELM
SNELLMAN
1806 - 1881
PHILOSOPHER
STATESMEN
Pioneer Nationalist
Leader
Father of Finland's
Monetary System

SUBMEN RUUSU TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION
FOUNDED 1985

FINNISH GARDEN BUILT BY CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM FRIENDS OF
THE FINNISH CENTRAL COMMITTEE
CLEVELAND OHIO
1964