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What's New

Revyen, May 9, 1903

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p.4......Mr. Henriksen, the sculpturer, has recently, in his work shop on North Clark Street, finished a beautiful monument for Niels Bother's cemetery lot at Mt. Olive. A larger work, which is nearing completion, is two stone lions which are to be placed at the entrance of the Lehman family'

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What's New

Revyen, May 9, 1903

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p.4......Mr. Henriksen, the sculpturer, has recently, in his work shop on North Clark Street, finished a beautiful monument for Niels Bother's cemetery lot at Mt. Olive. A larger work, which is nearing completion, is two stone lions which are to be placed at the entrance of the Lehman family'

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Mazzini Honored

L'italia, May 23, 1903

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On the evening of July 7, the Giovane Italia Society commemorated the birthday of Guiseppe Mazzini, famous Italian Liberal, at Hull House. Miss Jane Addams, director of that institution, gave a talk in English. The society then presented Hull House with a bust of Mazzini, with pedestal, made

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[Sherman Monument Dedicated]

Revyen, Oct. 31, 1903

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The Sherman monument was dedicated in Washington, D.C. on October 16. Present were Mrs. Sara Rohl-Smith, widow of the Danish artist, who had done most of the work, and her nephew, Peter Ole Suhr. The statue was unveiled by a nephew of General Sherman. President Theodore Roosevelt and General

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[Monument to Sherman Dedicated]

Revyen, Oct. 31, 1903

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The Sherman monument was dedicated in Washington, D. C., on October 16. Present were Mrs. Sara Rohl-Smith, widow of the Danish artist, who had done most of the work, and her nephew, Peter Ole Suhr. The statue was unveiled by a nephew of General Sherman. President Theodore Roosevelt and Genera

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[Sherman Monument Dedicated]

Revyen, Oct. 31, 1903

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The Sherman monument was dedicated in Washington, D.C. on October 16. Present were Mrs. Sara Rohl-Smith, widow of the Danish artist, who had done most of the work, and her nephew, Peter Ole Suhr. The statue was unveiled by a nephew of General Sherman. President Theodore Roosevelt and General

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[Monument to Sherman Dedicated]

Revyen, Oct. 31, 1903

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The Sherman monument was dedicated in Washington, D. C., on October 16. Present were Mrs. Sara Rohl-Smith, widow of the Danish artist, who had done most of the work, and her nephew, Peter Ole Suhr. The statue was unveiled by a nephew of General Sherman. President Theodore Roosevelt and Genera

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A Swedish-American Mansion in Chicago

Svenska Nyheter, Dec. 1, 1903

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Not many years ago it was considered quite an event among Swedish-Americans in Chicago when one of them was able to build a cottage or a two-story frame house for his family. To be able to erect such a home required many years of strenuous effort and many sacrifices by the man and his family.

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The Danish sculptor, John Gelert, who lived in Chicago for many years, is now in New York, where he recently finished "Vikingmoderen" (The Viking Mother) which will represent Denmark among the eleven statues that are to adorn the New York Custom House on Broadway. Mr. Gelert is also

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The Danish sculptor, John Gelert, who lived in Chicago for many years, is now in New York, where he recently finished "Vikingmoderen" (The Viking Mother) which will represent Denmark among the eleven statues that are to adorn the New York Custom House on Broadway. Mr. Gelert is also

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Reform Advocate

Apr. 2, 1904

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Harry Penkowsky of the Class of 1895 of the Jewish Training School, has captured the competitive prize offered by the Julien School of Paris for the best drawing from a live model. In addition to the money received, he will be given the benefit of criticism of the picture from the Paris artis

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[Blessum to Go to Norway]

Skandinaven, May 1, 1904

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The artist and writer "Ben Blessum" is leaving for Norway as special correspondent for Skandinaven. He will write articles and send pictures as he goes along. You will see some of his pictures in the Fine Art Building in Chicago.

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[Returns from Europe]

Skandinaven, June 19, 1904

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C. J. Gulliksen, a Chicago artist, has just returned from Europe. He is a very competent portrait and landscape painter. He has painted Henrik Isben and Bjornstjerne Bjornson. He also painted President McKinley from imagination. McKinley is shown signing the declaration of war against Spain.

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Bohemian Enterprise.

Denní Hlasatel, Aug. 8, 1904

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It is a general rule, that the nation which has agricultural lands, manufacturing and commercial enterprises can make claims to a vital existence in the present, and for the future. Without these, though powerful numerically, persistent and tenacious, a nation or perhaps only a part of a nati

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Bohemian Art School.

Denní Hlasatel, Sep. 4, 1904

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Lovers of Art will surely welcome with pleasure the report that our Bohemian community was once more enriched by an important seat of learning, a Bohemian school of art, which has just been arranged in the Bohemian-American hall at 588 W. 18th St., and in which classes will begin next Saturda

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[Biography of Sigvald Asbjornsen]

A History of the Norwegians of Illinois, 1905

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Sigvald Asbjornsen, the sculptor, was born in Christiania, Norway, Oct. 19, 1867. He is a graduate of the Royal Art School of Christiania and a pupil of the great sculptors Middelthun, Bergslien and Sceibrok. At the age of 16 he was granted a royal stipend to help him along in his s

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John Gelert, who made the statue of Hans Christian Andersen in Lincoln Park, has just finished in bronze a portrait medallion of John Volk, the late editor of the Danish newspaper, Nordlyset. The portrait will, in the near future, be placed on his tombstone.

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John Gelert, who made the statue of Hans Christian Andersen in Lincoln Park, has just finished in bronze a portrait medallion of John Volk, the late editor of the Danish newspaper, Nordlyset. The portrait will, in the near future, be placed on his tombstone.

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[Exhibit Hald's Paintings]

Skandinaven, February 14, 1905

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Fridthjof Smith Hald was born in Norway in 1846. He died in Chicago in 1903. Thirty of his paintings are arranged in a private exhibit in the galleries of the Anderson Art Company, 178 South Wabash Avenue. It contains some of the best pictures he ever produced. The exhibit is under the auspic

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Swedish-American Society of Art

Svenska Nyheter, Feb. 14, 1905

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On the initiative of C. J. Nilsson the sculptor, 774 Racine Avenue, a number of Swedish artists met last Thursday evening at Hotel Bismarck in this city, to discuss the organizing of a Swedish-American society of art. All those present were in favor of the organization of an art society, the