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Carl Milles

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Carl Emil (Vilhelm) Milles (1875 - 1955) was active/lived in Michigan / Sweden.  Carl Milles is known for Sculpture-classical figure, commemorative medals.

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 Born in Uppsala, Sweden, Carl Milles, whose original surname was Anderson, was a sculptor in the classical style of figures and monuments and was a long-time professor of sculpture at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.  Many of his works are in that museum.

He first studied sculpture at the Technical School in Stockholm, and then attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris and worked in Rodin's sculpture atelier.  Before coming to America in 1929, he was "recognized as Sweden's leading sculptor" and was also a professor of modeling at the Royal Academy of Stockholm.  However, his unique, flamboyant style offended many persons, which led to his emigration. 

In 1945, he became a United States citizen.  He did over a hundred public works, mostly in bronze and received many honors including the French Legion of Honor and many honorary doctorates from American and European universities.  One of his pieces, Man and Natur   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3812 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  20
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2 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Carl Milles
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Southwest Art The Great Outdoors July 2004 Gangelhoff, Bonnie Yes
American Artist Nuts & Bolts November 2003 Lyons, Susan Yes
20 Book References for Carl Milles
Year Author Title Pages Color
2006 Roussel, Christine The Guide to the Art of Rockefeller Center 159 Yes
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1995 Scheinman, Muriel A Guide to Art At the University of Illinois 218 Yes
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)		 1117 No
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1986 Chetham, Charles; David Grose A Guide to the Collections: Smith College Museum of Art 312 Yes
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present 656 No
1981 Rugoff, Milton The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art 669 Yes
1979 Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 1 (Sculpture, the West etc) 730 No
1979 Taylor, Joshua C The Fine Arts in America 264 No
1975 Editor, Smithsonian Smithsonian Archives of American Art: Checklist of the Collection 0 No
1975 National Academy of Design A Century and Half of American Art, 1825-1975
(Exhibition catalog)		 262 No
1966 Larkin, Oliver W Art and Life in America Revised and Enlarged Edition 559 Yes
1954 Clark, Eliot History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953 296 No
1948 Gardner, Helen Art Through the Ages (Third Edition) 851 Yes
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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