Gustav Vigeland

{"Id":2955,"Name":"Gustav Vigeland","Biography":"\u003Cstrong\u003EVIGELAND, GUSTAV\u003C/strong\u003E (April 11, 1869 \u0026ndash; March 12, 1943) was a Norwegian sculptor. He was born in Mandal, a small coastal town in the south of Norway. As a youth, he learned to read and carve wood at a local school. From 1884 to 1885, he was an apprentice to a professional woodcarver.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EHe later came to the attention of the sculptor Brynjulf Bergslien, who took him into his studio and gave him practical training.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EToday, Vigeland is best-known for the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cu\u003ESource:\u003C/u\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E Entry on the artist in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Vigeland\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWikipedia\u003C/a\u003E.\u003Cp\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":false,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":true,"TotalArtworks":17}