Skraberen
Ferdinand Barbedienne (1921)
Bronzeskulpturen Skraberen står i græsarealet foran Stadionhallerne på John Stampes Plads og tilskrives den franske billedkunster Ferdinand Barbedienne.
Skulpturen er en kopi af Lysippos statue i marmor Apoxyomenos, der forestiller en atlet, der skaber sved af sig.
Kopien stod oprindeligt foran Glyptoteket i København, hvortil den var skænket af brygger Jacobsen. Statuen blev udlånt til Aarhus i 1921.
Skraberen er den eneste tilbageværende statue ud af syv oprindelige foran Stadionhallerne. Efter en sabotageaktion mod tyskerne i marts 1943 brændte den østlige fløj af hallerne ned.
De seks andre statuer blev efterfølgende placeret midlertidigt forskellige steder i byen:
- 'Vågnende Kvinde' (også kaldet Aarhus-pigen) af Kai Nielsen er opstillet i Rådhusparken
- 'Atalante' af Einar Utzon Frank er opstillet i Rådhusparken
- 'Uffe hin Spage' af Johannes C. Bjerg er opstillet i Vennelystparken
- 'Manden' af Svend Rathsack står i Vennelystparken
- 'Diskoskasteren' af Jean René Gauguin står på Riisvangen Stadion og
- 'Svømmepigen' af Svend Rathsack står foran Aarhus Svømmestadion på Ingerslevs Boulevard.
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The bronze sculpture skraberen (The Scraper) stands on the grassy area in front of the Stadionhallerne at John Stampes Plads and is attributed to the French artist Ferdinand Barbedienne.
The sculpture is a replica of Lysippus' marble statue Apoxyomenos, depicting an athlete scraping sweat from his body.
The original replica was placed in front of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, where it was donated by brewer Jacobsen. The statue was loaned to Aarhus in 1921.
The Scraper is the only remaining statue out of the original seven placed in front of the Stadionhallerne. After a sabotage action against the Germans in March 1943, the eastern wing of the hall was burned down.
The other six statues were temporarily relocated to various places in the city:
- Vågende kvinde (also called the Aarhus Girl) by Kai Nielsen is located in Rådhusparken
- Atalanta by Einar Utzon Frank is located in Rådhusparken
- Uffe hin Spage by Johannes C. Bjerg is located in Vennelystparken
- Manden by Svend Rathsack stands in Vennelystparken
- Discoskasteren by Jean René Gauguin stands at Riisvangen Stadion
- Svømmepigen by Svend Rathsack stands in front of Aarhus Swimming Stadium on Ingerslevs Boulevard