Carl Milles
Born 23 June 1875
Died 19 September 1955
Active: 1920 - 1948
Country of birth and death: Sweden
Sculptor
Born in Uppsala, Sweden. Between 1897-1904 Milles studied in Paris and Munich. On his return to Sweden, he built a studio at Millesgården (1906-8) which later became a foundation and was donated to the Swedish people. Milles lived and worked in the USA from 1931-51. Then in 1951 he and his wife returned to Millesgården where they lived during the summer, from then till his death they spent the winters in Rome.
Milles was brought to the USA by the American publisher, George Gough Booth, who appointed him as sculptor in residence at Cranbrook Educational Community, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. During the twenty years that Milles lived in the USA, he completed many public commissions.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, 1861-1951
1927
Exhibited once, one work
Exhibited at The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibition, 1826-
1939 - 1948
Exhibited at the annual exhibition 2 times: 1939 (1 work) and 1948 (1 work)
Citing this record
'Carl Milles', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib6_1213362989, accessed 26 Mar 2023]
