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Eleftherios Karkadoulias — Cincinnatus
Eleftherios Karkadoulias

Cincinnatus

1988

This monumental bronze figure stands vigilant at Sawyer Point Park, embodying the classical virtue of civic duty through the legend of Cincinnatus, the Roman leader who relinquished power to return to his farm. Created by sculptor Eleftherios Karkadoulias in 1988, the life-sized figure is rendered in warm brown patina, holding a plow staff and gazing outward with dignified resolve. Mounted on a substantial stone base beneath a towering flagpole bearing Ohio's state banner, the sculpture captures a moment of quiet strength and principled sacrifice. The work serves as both a historical monument and a meditation on leadership, citizenship, and the tension between personal ambition and public service. Photo by Chris Light on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medium
Bronze sculpture

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Eleftherios Karkadoulias, Cincinnatus, 1988

This monumental bronze figure stands vigilant at Sawyer Point Park, embodying the classical virtue of civic duty through the legend of Cincinnatus, the Roman leader who relinquished power to return to his farm. Created by sculptor Eleftherios Karkadoulias in 1988, the life-sized figure is rendered in warm brown patina, holding a plow staff and gazing outward with dignified resolve. Mounted on a substantial stone base beneath a towering flagpole bearing Ohio's state banner, the sculpture captures a moment of quiet strength and principled sacrifice. The work serves as both a historical monument and a meditation on leadership, citizenship, and the tension between personal ambition and public service. Photo by Chris Light on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medium
Bronze sculpture
Year
1988
Seen at
Sawyer Point Park

Related themes

Figurative Sculpture, Twentieth Century, Civic Leadership, Allegorical Figure, Landmark Sculpture, Bronze Sculpture, Patriotic Art, Monumental Scale, Public Art, American Public Art, Neoclassical Style, Stone Base, Historical Figure, Community Monument, Contemporary Classicism, Cincinnati Ohio, Public Park, Outdoor Monument, Classical Virtue, Heroic Portraiture