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Sculptor art of Port Man and Saint Martin church #40440397
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Germany, federal state North Rhine-Westphalia, city Emmerich on the Rhine [German Emmerich am Rhein]: The Roman Catholic parish of St. , Saint Martins church, which is dedicated to Martin of Tours. The oldest parts of the church date from the Middle Ages. At the Rhine promenade, stands between the boulders a sculpture. The title of this artwork is Poortekerl, Port Man. This bronze statue was unveiled in 1989. The sculptor, artist, is Heide Friede-Kinalzik and want with this artwork to remember the men, port workers, who formerly were waiting along the river Rhine for a small wage loading or unloading a ship.