The New York herald., 1875-08-17
THE HISTORY OF THE NON
UMENT.

The monument erected to Hermann, the Cheruskan,
and the interest taken in the hero in Germany at the
present time are duo to the energy of Tho
thousands of Germans who yesterday gathered about
the colossal statue the Grotenburg called thther
by Joseph Ernst Bande who conceived the idea OF
erecting the memorial when boy, and began the
labor of building it and thirty years ago He is
old man of iron gray. The monument is noble
evidence of the unrng energy and trusting loyalty OF
its originator. The conception not, however, en-
trely new for the Landgrave Frederick Ludwig, the
great grandfather of the present Princess Of Lppe had
discussed similar project with Klopstock almost
century ago But the work left for Joseph Ernst
Won Bandel TO begin and complete.
Won Bandels life intimately connected with the
history of the Hermann monument that its record will
be OF than ordinary interest at this1ime Hewas
born at the little town of Ansbach Bavaria the 18th
of May 1900, in period when Germany under thG
yoke of foreign Power, and his boyhood fell thus IN
the eventful period that marks the commencement OF
the present century; and, although his youthfulncss
prevented him from taking active part in the srug-
giles against French supremacy in Germany, the great
did pass by without leaving their impression
upon his mind He says himself that during the tma
of the War of Liberation he impressed with tha
idea OF his atherand's greatness when he ''saw the
German sword again upheld in its dignity, and
around it gathered the races of Germany more;
and then it that he seized the beautiful idea OF
crowning upraised and united Germany with the colossal
monument the earliest hero of his fatherands free
! dom and unity, recorded In the annals of history.
| boysh thought it then; but the thought gained
shape and being with the boy's development NoE the
aged man has made that early thought a reality
EARLY LIFE AND MARRIAGE
Won Bandel devoted himself at early age TO the
service OF art After receiving his first scientific In
struction in the Gymnasium at Ansbach, and later ~
the Real Institut Nuremberg, he went in the yea1
1916 to Munich and entered a student of the
Academy. He studied architecture under Karl VOC
Fischer the builder of the Court Theatre, then
lessons in painting and finally adopted sculpture his
lies work In the years 1921 and 1922 he carried out
at the command of King Max, the restoration Of tho
Schooner Brunnen at Nuremberg. From 1925 TO 1921
find him in Italy, and especially in Rome, where ha
chiseed bust Of Franz Sickingen for Ludwig l.,
of Bavaria Returning from Italy, he married. on the
9th of December, 1921 Caroline Kohhagen the
daughter of the then burgomaster of Nuremberg Two
years later in the midst of his ordinary abors Banded
began think of carrying his old idea about rInn
He unveiled
PLASTIC SKETCH OF HERO
and showed it to Schorn who acknowledged II asa
figure OF the hero in its intended significance For
while Banded was called away from his hero He went
Hanover, where he assisted in the work of restora
tion in tho Royal Palace and furnished twelve bas
yelie6 for the Palace church. He likewise furnished
model for a of King William W. for Goettn-
gen University and executed number of smaller
works in marble noted for their tenderness and lowell
In 1884 he more found time to return 10 his
old hero. He completed a model, four high aneI
his original SKETCH and placed in the Berlin Exhib.
ton of that year Two years later, while in Hanover
he made another model feet high and this was
the which carried out in colossal proportions
on the top of the Grotenburg Thus Is deveoped--iu
1872 an idea held fast pencil $780, the first small
model 1894, enlarged model; 1886, the model for
Detmold; 1875, the completed work.
BANDEL's IDEA
Won Bande had idea Of making his statue n lilo-
ness of the German hero This probably an imposA
sble task He wished raherto symbolic in the figure
Hcrmanns deed his Sct,certerhebung his upraisng OF
the sword, TO which Is attached the idea of German
being German might, German glory and German unity
He began look about for place where erect his
emblematic when II should be completed lie
had undoubtedly often looked ut the colossal figure OF
Bavaria on the Thcresenwiese, near Munich and had
wondered why the glorious figure had been placed
on an eminence instead of a plain. His Hermann
should find nobler resting ground His Thoughts
turned toward the Teutoburger Forest to the hills over
looking tho valleys where the army varus had been
destroyed and in 1887 when he wandered
for the first time among the beautiful valef
of Thuringa he recognized tile summit of the Groten
burg, 1000 feet high Detmod as the most suit.
able site for his projected monument Not because
history had told him that the great battle took place In
the immediate vicinity, for this point her servants
the savans, not agreed but from this eeva
ton could be commanded vast district of valley and
Forest and In the range Of vision the battlefield waa
certainly included Scores of volumes have been writ
ten about the supposed
siTE OF CARNAGE
but the matter Is stl unsettled and think Won Bande
did wisely in leaving local discussion In the cold.
beautiful view rs gained from the summit Of the
Grotcnburg-the broad expanse of the Teutoburgei
Forest the mountains Of the Weser the Brocken of the
Harz in the distance the Rhensh mountains and th'
fruitful plains Of westphalia-and overlooking, as
matter of course, the Narus battlefield In the CON-
mcncement of the year 1893 Bandol planted
| flagstaff on the site no had chosen IL
the same year he made his plans know
TO the German people, who received them VIII
all the warm enthusiasm they deserved IL was .ac
.knowledgcd that the monument fully expressed tm
feelings of the Germans, for Hermanns memory wa
still fresh after 500 years like as was Barbarcsas
1870 and 1s7L SO Won Bapdcls work was accepted