Thought's Freedom. 'De vrijheid van de Gedachte' by Hildo Krop, Oranje-Vrijstaatplein, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In 1951 well-known city sculptor of Amsterdam, Hildo Krop (1884-1970), completed a sculpture commissioned by the Dutch Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Company to grace its new headquarters. Later it was moved to its present location on the Oranje-Vrijstaatplein.
Krop took his inspiration from a poem by classical scholar and poet Pieter Cornelis Boutens (1870-1943) entitled 'Freedom of Thought':
'Gesproken of geschreven, leent het Woord
de vleuglen van zijn moeder, de gedachte,
En snelt, verstild, bij dagen en bij nachten
Alsweegs naar zijn bestemming voort'.
The sculpture shows Word - spoken or written - borrowing the wings of its mother, thought, and by day and night hastening to its destination. And shouting out its message, the naked truth.
Thought's Freedom. 'De vrijheid van de Gedachte' by Hildo Krop, Oranje-Vrijstaatplein, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In 1951 well-known city sculptor of Amsterdam, Hildo Krop (1884-1970), completed a sculpture commissioned by the Dutch Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Company to grace its new headquarters. Later it was moved to its present location on the Oranje-Vrijstaatplein.
Krop took his inspiration from a poem by classical scholar and poet Pieter Cornelis Boutens (1870-1943) entitled 'Freedom of Thought':
'Gesproken of geschreven, leent het Woord
de vleuglen van zijn moeder, de gedachte,
En snelt, verstild, bij dagen en bij nachten
Alsweegs naar zijn bestemming voort'.
The sculpture shows Word - spoken or written - borrowing the wings of its mother, thought, and by day and night hastening to its destination. And shouting out its message, the naked truth.