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Helsinki
Uusimaa

Aleksanterinkatu 9
(Kauppakeskus Kluuvi - Kluuvi Shopping Centre)

Kuluttaja Perhe

Working-class Family

Aimo Tukiainen
1952

Description

Granite wall relief of a working-class family with two children. The building was formerly an Elanto department store (architect Veikko Leistén 1952).

Annotation

The relief is often covered by an advertisment banner, see f.i. this photo.

Sculptor

Aimo Tukiainen (Orivesi 1917 - Helsinki 1996), Finnish sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Helsinki City Artmuseum, Public Art.

Locatie (N 60°10'8" - E 24°56'51") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: fi075; Photograph: 29 June 2013
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