Gunnar Finne in 1939."Fact and Fable" by Gunnar Finne
Johan Gunnar Finne (4 April 1886 – 17 September 1952) was a Finnish sculptor. The architect Elna Kiljander became a single mother after a brief marriage with Finne from 1918 to 1926.[1]
Finne's best-known work is the memorial for the author Zachris Topelius in Helsinki. Finne entered the memorial competition arranged in 1928 with an entry titled "Fact and Fable" and won the competition. The finished bronze sculpture was unveiled in 1932 in the Esplanadi Park in central Helsinki.[2]
His other works include war heroes statues in Hollola (1941), Karkkila (1948) and Jyväskylä (1922).
Finne was awarded the Pro Finlandia medal in 1951.[3]
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^"Elna Kiljander" (in Finnish). Arkkitehtuurimuseo. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
^"Taru ja Totuus, Topeliuksen muistomerkki / Fact and Fable, memorial to Topelius". Helsinki City Art Museum. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^"Gunnar Finne". City of Tampere. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
Johan GunnarFinne (4 April 1886 – 17 September 1952) was a Finnish sculptor. The architect Elna Kiljander became a single mother after a brief marriage...
Walter Runeberg. Other public art pieces include works by Viktor Jansson, GunnarFinne and Lauri Leppänen. The eastern end of the park houses the Kappeli restaurant...
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Old Church. The German memorial was designed by the Finnish sculptors GunnarFinne and J. S. Sirén and the White memorial by Elias Ilkka and Erik Bryggman...
Runeberg. Other public art pieces include works by Viktor Jansson and GunnarFinne. Haaga Rhododendron Park (Haagan Alppiruusupuisto) 1975 The Haaga Rhododendron...
facade sculptures and the reliefs on the main door were designed by GunnarFinne. The interior of the bank was designed by Arttu Brummer and the interior...
herself become a single mother after a brief marriage with the sculptor GunnarFinne from 1918 to 1926. In collaboration with the textile artist Marianne...
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Norsk Slektskalender, Bind 2, Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening, red. S H Finne-Grønn og Harald Gram, Cammeyers Boghandel, Oslo 1951 "Brodtkorb". Retrieved...
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