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Edvard Grieg, (sculpture). Artist:  Frolich, Finn Haakon, 1868-1947, sculptor. Title:  Edvard Grieg, (sculpture). Dates:  1909 or 1917 (?). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete or marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 x 2 1/2 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 4 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on back of base:) EDVARD GRIEG/NORWEGIAN COMPOSER/BERGEN 1843-1907 unsigned Description:  Bronze bust of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. The bust sits atop a marble base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Grieg, Edvard Performing Arts -- Music -- Composer Ethnic -- Norwegian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Washington, Public Art Administration, Seattle, Washington 98195 Located University of Washington, Near Allen Library, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909 by the Scandinavian Societies of the Northwest and Alaska, who donated it to the University in 1917. SOS! report and University of Washington inventory record list execution date as 1917; Rupp lists date as 1909. SOS! report lists media of base as concrete and marble; University of Washington inventory record list base media as marble. IAS files contain copy of related University of Washington inventory record and copy of University of Washington Visitor's Guide. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 186. Illustration:  Image on file. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 186. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS WA000437   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000437 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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