Richard Wagner Statue

A statue of composer Richard Wagner is in the Edgewater Park area of Cleveland Lakefront State Park.

Richard Wagner statue at Edgewater Park

Richard Wagner statue at Edgewater Park

The composer is standing in long coat and beret, his left hand holding gloves and a document, which could be a score or one of his writings.

A statue of composer Richard Wagner in the Edgewater Park

In 1911, the Goethe-Schiller Society, made up of German immigrants and German-Americans, commissioned sculptor Herman N. Matzen to create a statue of Wagner for the park. Don’t miss the massive Goethe Schiller monument.

A statue of composer Richard Wagner in the Edgewater Park

In 1924, the composer’s son Siegfried Wagner, visited the statue with his wife.

The statue is on the upper level of the park to the west of the beach area.