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Birth
1903 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Death
1973 (Mew Windsor, Maryland)
Lived/Active
Missouri/Kansas
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sculptor-portrait bust
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| | Born Copenhagen, Denmark, 1903; died New Windsor, MD, 1973. Sculptor, specialized in portraits. Teacher. Studied with Lorado Taft, Albin Polasek, and Leo Lentelli. Carved stone sculptures, “Land” and “Communication”, on either side of the entry to the Salina Post Office in 1940. Taught at Washington University, St. Louis. | Source:
COLLECTIONS:
YMCA in Chicago, IL; Carlton College, MN; Croodston, MN; Sandzén Memorial Art Gallery; “Stan Musial” at Busch Stadium, St. Louis; “St. Francis of Assisi” in Forrest Park, St. Louis
MEMBERSHIPS:
National Sculpture Society; Southern Washington Artists; St. Louis Artist Guild; Two by 153 Four; Salons of America.
SOURCES:
Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)"
Bruner, Ronald Irwin. New Deal Art Workers in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Thesis. University of Denver, 1979.; AskArt, www.askart.com, accessed Dec. 21, 2005 | | This and over 1,750 other biographies can be found in Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945) compiled by Susan V. Craig, Art & Architecture Librarian at University of Kansas. |
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