- CountryUS
- Town:MO Clayton
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Year of creation:1928
- Rider(s):Filbyter, Folke
From the plaque at the sculpture:
“Swedish legend portrays Folke Filbyter as the pagan founder of the Folkung Dynasty. His grandson was kidnapped by Christian monks. Folke spent 25 years searching for him on horseback and later find him in the King’s service. Milles depicts this quest by showing the terrified horse fording a treacherous stream and a frightened Folke counterbalancing the movement” - Sculptor(s):Milles, Carl
1875-1955 Milles was born in Sweden and studied sculpture at the Technical School in Stockholm. In 1929, after receiving acclaim in Sweden and having an exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London, he accepted a commission in Chicago that brought about his first visit to the USA. In 1931 he became Professor of Sculpture at Cranbrook Academy in Detroit, Michigan, where he remained for many years. Over his long and productive career, Milles received numerous commissions and exhibited extensively both in the US and abroad. In 1945 he became a US citizen and in 1947 was elected a lifetime member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1951 Milles returned to Sweden where he died in 1955
- Original in:Linköping, Sweden
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