Ramsey County History – Fall 1993: “Creation in Stone: Carl Milles’s ‘Finest’: The God of Peace”
- Year
- 1993
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 3
- Creators
- Dane Smith
- Topics
Creation in Stone: Carl Milles’s ‘Finest’: The God of Peace
Author: Dane Smith
St. Paul’s most famous artwork is the giant Mexican-onyx figure that dominates City Hall’s Memorial Hall. The artist was an enigmatic Swede, Carl Milles, whose first few proposals were rejected by the courthouse commissioners. He then disappeared for some months before returning with a design that people admired for decades.
- Year
- 1993
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 3
- Creators
- Dane Smith
- Topics