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Outdoor Sculptures in Finland: Statues and Sculptures in Helsinki, Statues and Sculptures in Turku, Havis Amanda, Three Smiths Statue

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Paperback (General Books; Nov 24 2010)
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Outdoor Sculptures in Finland: Statues and Sculptures in Helsinki, Statues and Sculptures in Turku, Havis Amanda, Three Smiths Statue
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Statues and Sculptures in Helsinki, Statues and Sculptures in Turku, Havis Amanda, Three Smiths Statue, Kun Ystävyyssuhteet Solmitaan, Sibelius Monument, Posankka, Liljan Patsas, Per Brahe Statue, Leningradin Ja Turun Ystävyyden Patsas, Taidepoliisi, Harmonia, Toripolliisi, Olo N:o 22. Excerpt: Havis Amanda is a nude female statue in Helsinki, Finland. It was sculpted by Ville Vallgren (1855-1940) in 1906 in Paris, but was not erected at its present location at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki until 1908. Havis Amanda is one of Vallgren's Parisian Art Nouveau works. It is cast in bronze and the fountain it resides in is made of granite. She is a mermaid who stands on seaweed as she rises from the water, with four fish spouting water at her feet and surrounded by four sea lions. She is depicted leaning backwards as if to say goodbye to her element. Vallgren's intention was to symbolize the rebirth of Helsinki. The height of the statue is 194 centimetres and with the pedestal it stands 5 metres tall. According to Vallgren's letters the model for the statue was a then 19-year-old Parisian lady, Marcelle Delquini. Vallgren himself simply called the work Merenneito (English: ), but it quickly started to get additional nicknames. The Finland-Swedish newspapers dubbed it Havis Amanda and the Finnish Haaviston Manta or simply Manta. Havis Amanda is the common name used in brochures and travel guides. Detail of the Havis Amanda statueIt was unveiled on September 20, 1908. The work drew a lot of criticism at first, especially from women. Its nakedness and seductiveness were considered inappropriate. Not all groups objected to the nudity per se, but putting it on a pedestal was thought to subjugate women by making them appear weak and create sexua... More:
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