John Munsterhjelm, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Munsterhjelm

Finnish artist

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1879

Date of Death: 16-Aug-1925

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About John Munsterhjelm

  • Johan Hjalmar (John) Munsterhjelm (December 11, 1879 in Tuulos – 1925) was a Finnish sculptor.
  • He is the son of sculptor Magnus Hjalmar Munsterhjelm, and studied applied arts at the Academy of Art in Berlin also making study tours in Scandinavia, Belgium, France and Italy.
  • He made decorative figurines out of bronze and granite, sculpted a city hall facade in Vaasa (showing Charles IX and the double portrait of the national rulers, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud and Gustaf Mannerheim), a large number of portrait busts of prominent persons and medallions.He sculpted a bust of Jean Sibelius while living in Berlin in 1909.

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