Sigvald Asbjørnsen
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| Born | October 19, 1867 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | September 8, 1954 (aged 86) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Spouse | Margaretha Stuhr |
| Children | 3 |
Sigvald Asbjørnsen (October 19, 1867 – September 8, 1954) was a Norwegian-born American sculptor.[1]
Background
Sigvald Asbjørnsen was born in
King Oscar II to study at the Royal Academy in Oslo where he worked for five years.[3]
He married Margaretha Stuhr and they had three children.[2]
Career
Sigvald Asbjørnsen emigrated to the United States in 1892, first working in
Asbjørnsen died at his son's home in Chicago on September 8, 1954.[7][8]
A collection of his work is at the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa. His sculptural work was shown at the University of Minnesota exhibit "The Divided Heart: Scandinavian Immigrant Artists, 1850–1950" in 1982.[9]
Selected works
- Illinois State Monument, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1898–99.
- Statue of Leif Erikson, Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1901.[7]
- War, and Soldier (corner figure), General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument, President's Park, Washington, D.C., ca. 1901–02. Asbjørnsen created the figure of War, and completed one of Carl Rohl-Smith's four soldier figures.
- Pennsylvania State Monument, Andersonville National Historic Site, Andersonville, Georgia, 1902–05.
- Louis Joliet, Joliet Public Library, Joliet, Illinois, 1903–04.
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Monument, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, 1904.
- Macon County Soldiers' Monument, Central Park, Decatur, Illinois, 1904–05.
- John R. Monaghan Monument, Riverside Avenue & Monroe Street, Spokane, Washington, 1906.
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Jefferson County Courthouse, Madison, Indiana, 1907–08.
- Whitehead Memorial Fountain (R.D. Whitehead Memorial), Bow Street & Chavez Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1910. A granite watering trough adorned with a bronze bas-relief of a horse.
- Wilbur Fisk Sanders, Montana State Capitol, Helena, Montana, 1911–13.
- Edvard Grieg Memorial, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York, 1914.
- Relief bust of Roald Amundsen, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, ca. 1914–20.
- Augustus Pollack Monument, Ohio County Courthouse, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1916.
- Bust of Benjamin Franklin.
- Bust of Theodore Roosevelt.
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War (ca. 1901–02), Sherman Monument, Washington, DC. -
Monaghan Monument (1906), Spokane, Washington. Spokane Club is in the background. -
Roald Amundsen Memorial, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
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References
- ^ Asbjornsen, Sigvald (Encyclopedia of Chicago)
- ^ a b Strand, A. E., ed. (1905). A History of the Norwegians of Illinois. Chicago: John Anderson Publishing Company. pp. 270–271. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Arne Brenna. "Sigvald Asbjørnsen, billedhugger". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ^ Jan Kokkin. "Mathias Skeibrok, billedhugger". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ^ "Sigvald Asbjørnsen". Emigranter over Kristiansand 1873–1930. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ^ Sigvald Asbjørnsen (Norsk-amerikanere på Verdensutstillingen i Chicago) (Norwegian)
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sigvald Asbjørnsen (Luther College Fine Arts Collection)
Other sources
- Strand, A.E. (1905) A History of the Norwegians in Illinois (Chicago, IL: John Anderson Publishing Co.)
- Sundby-Hansen, Harry (1921) Norwegian Immigrant Contributions to America's Making (New York, NY: International Press)
- Haugan, Reidar Rye (1933) Prominent Artists and Exhibits of Their Work in Chicago (Chicago Norske Klub. Nordmanns-Forbundet, 24: 371–374, Volume 7)
- Heitmann, Helen M. (1976) From Fjord to Prairie: Norwegian-Americans in the Midwest, 1825–1975 (Chicago, IL: Norwegian-American Immigration Anniversary Commission)
External links
- Leif Erickson statue In the Humboldt Park, Chicago
- Edvard Grieg statue in Prospect Park, Brooklyn
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson monument at North Dakota State University
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