Paavo Nurmi (1897–1973) and Wäinö Aaltonen (1894–1966) with the statue at the Ateneum art museum in the 1930s.
The Paavo nurmi statue (also known as the Paavo Nurmi runner statue) is a whole-body sculpture of runner Paavo Nurmi, the most successful Olympic athlete in Finland, made by sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen. The bronze sculpture was made in 1925 and there have been four additional casts of it. The statue has become a symbol for Finnish sport and the independent Finnish nation as well as an envoy of the image of Finland.[1][2][3]
The order represented the start of the career as a trusted national artist for Aaltonen. He had earlier made a significant local impact in the Turku area. The sculpture order was given to Aaltonen as an "improvement prize" as he was considered the most talented among young sculptors.[4] The sculpture was also the first sculpture representing an athlete to be ordered by the state of Finland.[1]
^ abSalo, Erja: Aaltonen, Wäinö: Paavo Nurmi, Finnish state art museum. Accessed on 21 February 2010.
^Purhonen, Elina; Rautiainen, Veli-Matti; Lumikangas, Marko: Paavo Nurmi (Paavo Nurmen juoksijapatsas), Jyväskylä art museum. Accessed on 21 February 2010.
^Paavo Nurmi -veistos, Helsinki city art museum. Accessed on 21 February 2010.
^Wäinö Aaltosen museo, Kansainvälisiä tuulia 1923–1929, city of Turku 22 May 2007. Accessed on 15 June 2010.
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