page_title: Kiepenkerl
section_title: 1953 statue
hierarchical_section_title: Kiepenkerl / 1953 statue
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der Kiepenkerl: Das Standbild des reisenden Händlers aus dem Münsterland befindet sich seit 1896 auf dem Spiekerhof in Münster. Es zeigt einen Kiepenkerl mit Tragekorb, Pfeife, Knotenstock und Leinenkittel.
context_page_description: Kiepenkerl was originally a sandstone statue of a travelling merchant created by August Schmiemann in Münster, Germany in 1896. Destroyed in World War II, it was re-created in cast metal by Albert Mazzotti Jr in 1953. The statue now stands in a small square in the Old Quarter of Münster. In 1987 American sculptor Jeff Koons created a replica of the design in polished cast stainless steel.
context_section_description: A  competition for a new statue was held immediately after the war ended. However, the new designs were vetoed by the mayor of Münster, Karl Zuhorn (de).  Subsequently, Albert Mazzotti Jr was commissioned to create a statue in bronze. It was inaugurated on 20 September 1953 by Federal President Theodor Heuss. Its location is Kiepenkerl Square, in the Old Quarter of Münster (51°57′51″N 7°37′34″E).
caption: Albert Mazzotti Jr's 1953 re-creation of the 1896 Kiepenkerl statue by August Schmiemann that was destroyed in World War II
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