Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation Photographs (PG183)

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The Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation was founded in 1925 by Leo Weidenthal as the Civic Progress League. In 1926 the name was changed to the Cleveland Cultural Garden League, and in 1952 to the Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation. Weidenthal conceived the idea of a series of gardens, each having a central theme concerning the history of a single nationality group in Cleveland, Ohio. The City of Cleveland and the Work Projects Administration did much of the work on the earlier gardens after a 1927 ordinance set aside areas of Rockefeller Park next to the Shakespeare Garden for the development of similar gardens with ethnic themes. The collection consists of photographs and drawings relating to Cleveland, Ohio's Cultural Gardens, including dedications of the Gardens, sculpture within them, and individuals associated with the Gardens. Also included are views of various "One World Day" celebrations.

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: 28th Annual One World Day; Black and white photograph of the 28th annual One World Day., BH286

: Bronze plaque dedicated to Rebecca Gratz in Hebrew Cultural Garden; Image of the bronze plaque and boulder dedicated to Rebecca Gratz, a Jewish American philanthropist and educator, in the Hebrew Cultural Garden., Front of photograph labeled "Bronze Plaque and Boulder of Rebecca Gratz entrance to lower Blvd of Hebrew Cultural Garden"

: Bust of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in German Cultural Garden; Bust of German philosopher Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in the German Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio., Labeled as Lessing Bust on reverse of photograph.

: Bust of Petar Petrović-Njegoš in the Yugoslav Cultural Garden; Bust of Prince-Bishop Petar Petrović-Njegoš in the Yugoslav Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio., Front of photograph labeled "Bust of Petar Petrovich Njegosh." Stamp on reverse for Beros Studio.

: Bust of Simon Gregorčič in Yugoslav Cultural Garden; Bust of poet Simon Gregorčič in the Yugoslav Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio., Front of photograph labeled "Poet - Simon Gregorčič"

: Bust of Vincas Kudirka in Lithuanian Cultural Garden looking east; Bust of Lithuanian poet Vincas Kudirka in the Lithuanian Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio facing east., Front of photograph labeled P-2A(26) and 9-23-40. Reverse of photograph labeled "Lithuanian Garden Vincas Kudirka Statue looking east"

: Bust of Virgil in Italian Cultural Garden; Bust of the Roman poet Virgil in the Italian Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio., Labeled P-2-31 and dated 4-29-41 on front of photograph.

: Chalk drawing of American Cultural Garden by John Csosz; Chalk drawing by Hungarian artist John Csosz of the American Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio.

: Chalk drawing of American Legion Peace Garden by John Csosz; Chalk drawing by Hungarian artist John Csosz of the American Legion Peace Garden in Cleveland, Ohio.

: Chalk drawing of Czech Cultural Garden by John Csosz; Chalk drawing by Hungarian artist John Csosz of the Czech Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio.

: Chalk drawing of German Cultural Garden by John Csosz; Chalk drawing by Hungarian artist John Csosz of the German Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio.

: Chalk drawing of Greek Cultural Garden by John Csosz; Chalk drawing by Hungarian artist John Csosz of the Greek Cultural Garden in Cleveland, Ohio.