Edvard Eriksen
Sculptor, Visual Artist
1876 – 1959
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Who was Edvard Eriksen?
Edvard Eriksen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor. He is best known as the creator of the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen 1909-1913.
He apprenticed as a wood carver, after which he trained at the Royal Academy 1894-99. Among his other works are allegorical statues of Christian 9th and Queen Louise's sarcophagi in Roskilde Cathedral. Edvard Eriksen taught at the Royal Academy between 1908–19 and was a conservator at Thorvaldsen Museum 1930-53.
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- Born
- Mar 10, 1876
Copenhagen - Also known as
- Эриксен, Эдвард
- 愛德華·艾瑞克森
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Died
- Jan 12, 1959
Copenhagen
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on July 23, 2013
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