Carl Milles (1875-1955) is Sweden's most famous sculptor. He was one of
Rodin's assistants in Paris, was well-traveled and influenced by many sources,
and he became an American citizen in 1945. His works can be found all over the
world. Many can be seen in Millesgåden, a wonderful outdoor museum in
Lindigö, one of the northern islands in Stockholm.
This one is my favorite because it is just
so strange. Besides the large appendages protruding from the figures' pelvises,
they also have ice skating blades coming directly out of their feet.
This small image of fish eating a man's
feet is easy to miss because it blends in with the other, less gory pictures on a
big urn in the garden.
The man standing on a hand sculpture was made for the UN building in New York,
but it was never placed there. Instead, a different Swedish sculpture was placed
there.
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