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John Karl Daniels (May 14, 1875 - March 8, 1978) was a Norwegian-American sculptor.〔(''Daniels, John Karl'' (Minnesota Historical Society) )〕 He was born in Norway in 1874, and immigrated with his family to the United States in 1884. He attended the Mechanics Arts High School in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he first received formal training for his craft as a sculptor. He became a pupil of Knut Okerberg in Norway, and of Andrew O'Connor in Paris, France.〔Opitz, Glenn B , Editor, ''Mantle Fielding’s Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers,'' Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986〕 He was based in Minnesota, where most of his work can be found. His studio was a former icehouse, located behind the George W. and Nancy B. Van Dusen House at 1900 LaSalle Avenue in Minneapolis. He created war memorials for Grafton, North Dakota and Long Prairie, Minnesota. His granite ''Pioneers'' sculpture was given to the City of Minneapolis by the family of Charles Alfred Pillsbury during the Great Depression.〔(Pioneers ) from Start Seeing Art.〕 It served as the centerpiece of a park called Pioneer Square, near the Minneapolis Central Post Office. His work includes the ''Soldiers Monument'' at Summit Park in St. Paul,〔(Soldiers' Monument ) from Minnesota Veterans Memorials.〕 the architectural ornament of the Washburn Park Water Tower in Minneapolis, and the statue of Leif Erikson at Leif Erikson Park in Duluth, Minnesota. His sculptures at the Minnesota State Capitol include the ''Knute Nelson Monument'' and ''Leif Erikson'' on the capitol grounds, and ''General John B. Sanborn'' and ''Colonel Alexander Wilkin'' in the rotunda. At the Veterans Service Building is ''Earthbound'',〔(Earthbound ) from Minnesota Veterans Memorials.〕 a 1956 work dedicated to the military veterans of Minnesota, and sculpted when Daniels was 80 years old. He died in Minneapolis in 1978.〔Harris, Moira F., ''Monumental Minnesota: A Guide to Outdoor Sculpture,'' Pogo Press, 1992〕 File:Walsh County Courthouse.jpg|''Spanish-American War Monument'' (1900), Walsh County Courthouse, Grafton, North Dakota. File:Alexander Wilkin.JPG|''Colonel Alexander Wilkin'' (1910), Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota. File:John B Sanborn.JPG|''General John P. Sanborn'' (ca. 1910), Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota. File:Todd County Courthouse Minnesota.jpg|''World War I Memorial'' (ca. 1920), Todd County Courthouse, Long Prairie, Minnesota. File:Knute Nelson statue capitol.jpg|Knute Nelson Monument (1928), Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota. File:Washburn Water Tower -1-.JPG|''Washburn Park Water Tower'' (1932), Minneapolis, Minnesota. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Karl Daniels」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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