The commission was granted to Frederic Storck. Description and unveiling īy 1911, sufficient funds for the statue had been gathered. In June, the Romanian Writers' Society organized a fundraising event at the Papadopol Theater in Galați participants included Mihail Sadoveanu, Cincinat Pavelescu, Ion Minulescu, Dimitrie Anghel and Eugen Lovinescu attendance was somewhat sparse. Ion Scurtu helped promote the initiative in Bucharest. Press reports were favorable, except for Nicolae Iorga’s Neamul românesc, which commented ironically on Sanielevici. The committee included Jean Bart and Henric Sanielevici. Its members planned to finance a statue from sales of a book dedicated to Eminescu and a medallion, as well as through donations.
In March 1909, an organizing committee was set up with the goal of commemorating 20 years since the death of poet Mihai Eminescu. A statue of Mihai Eminescu in Galați, Romania, is located in Mihai Eminescu Park on Domnească Street.
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