Gov. Johan Printz, (sculpture).

Gov. Johan Printz, (sculpture).

Lindborg, Carl, 1903- , sculptor.

Lindborg, Alice W., Mrs., 1912- , assistant.

Edward, English, assistant.

Modern Art Foundry, founder.

Ed. English Monuments, assistant.

Gov. Johan Printz, (sculpture).

Monument of Johan Printz, Governor of New Sweden 1643-1653, (sculpture).

Johan Printz, (sculpture).

Installed March 23, 1972. Dedicated April 9, 1972.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre, Vermont granite.

Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 5 x 2 1/2 ft. (700 lb).

LINDBORG, SCU (Incised, front of base:) JOHAN PRINTZ/GOVERNOR OF NEW SWEDEN/1643-1653/PRINTZ FOUNDED HERE THE FIRST PERM-/ANENT EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT, BUILT/THE FIRST CAPITOL, CHURCH, LAW COURT/HIS "INSTRUCTIONS" FROM QUEEN CHRIST-/INA BECAME THE FIRST CONSTITUTION/AND HIS COAT OF ARMS THE FIRST LEG-/AL SEAL IN WHAT IS NOW PENNSYLVANIA./HE WAS A/SUPERIOR GOVERNOR, DECISIVE,/FAR-SEEING AND JUST. (On right side of base:) KING CARL XVI GUSTAF OF SWEDEN/CAME HERE ON APRIL 1972 TO CELEBRATE/SWEDISH SETTLEMENT DAY AND THE/BICENTENNIAL OF THE UNITED STATES (On back of monument:) DONOR: GUSTAV NYSELIUS/CARL LINDBORG, SCULPTOR. signed Founder's mark appears.

Standing portrait of Johan Printz as he takes his first step on Pennsylvania soil. He is dressed in knee breeches and a thigh-length jacket. In his proper left arm he holds the twenty-eight articles of government from Queen Christina describing how he should rule the small settlement of Swedes who lived on the site now known as Governor Printz Park.

Portrait male -- Printz, Johan -- Full length

Occupation -- Political -- Statesman

Occupation -- Political -- Governor

Dress -- Historic -- Seventeenth Century Dress

Ethnic -- Swedish

History -- United States -- Pennsylvania

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Tinicum

Administered by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, P. O. Box 1026, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108

Located Governor Printz State Park, 2nd & Taylor Streets, Tinicum, Pennsylvania

This sculpture was commissioned by the Swedish Colonial Society of Philadelphia to honor the first European settlement founded in 1643 in Tinicum. Johan Printz was governor of New Sweden in Tinicum from 1643 to 1653. The sculpture was funded by Gustav Nyselius, an early member of the Swedish Colonial Society. Edward English was responsible for incising the lettering. IAS files contain a pamphlet on the monument. IAS files also contain several related articles possibly from the Delaware County Times (Pennsylvania), April 8, 1972 and April 10, 1972 which describe the dedication. Additional information on the piece is available at the Delaware County Historical Society in Broomall, Pennsylvania.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

Lindborg, Carl, 1989.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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