Carl emille milles biography

Swedish sculptor (1875–1955)

Carl Milles (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈkɑːɭˈmɪ̂lːɛs]^ⓘ; 23 June 1875 – 19 September 1955) was a Swedishsculptor.

He was married to artist Olga Milles (née Granner) and brother to Ruth Milles and half-brother to the architect Evert Milles. Carl Milles sculpted the Gustaf Vasa statue at the Stockholm Nordic Museum, the Poseidon statue in Gothenburg, the Orpheus group outside the Stockholm Concert Hall, and the Fountain of Faith in Falls Church, Virginia.

His home near Stockholm, Millesgården, became his resting place and is now a museum.

Carl emille milles biography

Biography

He was born as Carl Wilhelm Emil Andersson, son of lieutenant August Emil Sebastian "Mille" Andersson (1843–1910) and his wife Walborg Alfhild Maria Tisell (1846–1879), at Lagga outside Uppsala in 1875.

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