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Sokerityttö

The Sugar Girl

Viljo Savikurki
1956

Description

Bronze statue of a girl playing with a dog and offering it a sugarcube.

Inscription(s)

suomen sokeriteollisuus
finlands sockerindustri
1756 - 1956

Signature

viljo savikurki 1956

Annotation

The model for the girl was a 12 year-old school girl named Seija Hänninen. Unveiled on 15 August 1956 at 200th anniversary of the the Finnish Sugar Co. Ltd.

Sculptor

Viljo Savikurki (Savitaipale 1905 - Helsinki 1975), Finnish sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Helsinki City Artmuseum, Public Art.

Locatie (N 60°10'48" - E 24°55'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: fi145; Photograph: 3 July 2013
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