Carl Milles
"Spirit of Transportation (Indian bärande kanot på axlarna)"
Signerad Carl Milles. Gjutarstämplar H. Bergman Cire Perdue. Grönpatinerad brons. Höjd 55,5, längd 55,5 cm.
Literature
Henrik Cornell, "Carl Milles -Hans verk", SAK, 1963, motivet upptaget i förteckningen sid 258 under år 1952. Jfr större version i brons på Millesgården avbildat helsida i färg sid 192-193.
Erik Näslund, "Carl Milles -En biografi", 1991, motivet omnämnt sid 320-321. Jfr större version i brons på Civic Center (Cobo Hall) i Detroit, avbildat halvsida sid 320.
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Motivet komponerat 1952.
Motivet utfördes i monumental skala 1954 som ett minnesmonument över Alvan Macauley, en förgrundsfigur inom fraktindustrin i Detroit, utanför Civic Center (Cobo Hall) i Detroit.
Motivet finns även i monumental skala på Millesgården, Lidingö.
Designer
Carl Milles was a Swedish sculptor born in Lägga. He studied at the Technical School in Stockholm, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Auguste Rodin and on study trips to Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. In Paris he came to stay for many years and made a living as an ornament carver. He studied the animals in the Jardin des Plantes (the Zoological Garden) and was strongly influenced by Auguste Rodin. Milles made a breakthrough with a monument to Sten Sture in Uppsala. He exhibited at the World's Fair in 1900 and was later given a solo exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London. Milles was professor of modeling at the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm. Well-known sculptures in public places signed by Carl Milles are the "Gustav Vasa" statue at the Nordic Museum, "Orfeusgruppen" outside the concert hall in Stockholm and the "Poseidonfontänen" in Gothenburg.
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