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Fjelde, Jacob,
Portrait male -- Ibsen, Henrik
Ethnic -- Norwegian
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Writer
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Tacoma
Sculpture
Henrik Ibsen, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fjelde, Jacob, 1859-1896, sculptor.
Title:
Henrik Ibsen, (sculpture).
Dates:
1885. Installed 1913.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 29 x 24 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 85 x 28 x 28 in.
Inscription:
J. Fjelde 85 (Plaque on front of base:) "Our lives should/be pure and white/Tablets whereon/God can write" (Second plaque on front of base:) "Et er maalet/der ar blive,/Tavler hvorpaa/Gud kan skrive" (Third plaque on front of base:) WORLD RENOWNED/PLAYWRIGHT AND POET/BORN IN NORWAY 1828-DIED 1906/ERECTED BY/THE NORWEGIANS OF TACOMA/1913 signed
Description:
Bust of Henrik Ibsen with mutton chops, set atop tall narrow stone base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Ibsen, Henrik -- Bust
Ethnic -- Norwegian
Occupation -- Writer -- Dramatist
Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Tacoma
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Tacoma, Tacoma Arts Commission, 747 South Market, #134, Tacoma, Washington 98402
Located Wright Park, Tacoma, Washington
Remarks:
The statue was erected in 1913 by Norwegians in Tacoma. IAS files contain clipping from News-Tribune (Tacoma, WA), May 11, 1995, pg. SL-3 and SL-6, which discusses history of park and its landmarks.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 WA000050
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WA000050
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