Johan Erik Lindberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of Adolph Lindberg (1839-1916) and his wife Hildegard Charlotta Grundström (1843-1923). His father was a noted sculptor and professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts (Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna) in Stockholm. [2]
He trained at his father's studio from 1892 to 1899. He also attended the Royal Swedish Academy from 1893 until 1897 when he graduated. He obtained a scholarship which enabled him to spend some years in Paris from around 1901 to 1902. He also conducted a study trip to Italy in 1901. He was influenced by modern French medal engravers of that period including Louis-Oscar Roty (1846–1911), Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839-1909), Ernest Paulin Tasset (1839-1921) and Frédéric-Charles-Victor de Vernon (1858-1912). [3]
In 1901 Lindberg was given the task of creating the medal for the Nobel Prizes in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature. The medal for the Nobel Peace Prize was created by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943). According to correspondence between Lindberg and his father, the designs were not quite ready for the first ceremony in 1901; the reverse sides of the medals required approval from the Prize-Giving association, and so the winners were given temporary medals. In November 1901, after lengthy discussions by letter, Lindberg returned to Stockholm to present his ideas in person. However, it wasn't until September the following year the designs were ready and the first winners received their proper prize.
In 1912, he designed medals for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. In 1915 he received a gold medal at the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition. He was engaged as an engraver at the Royal Mint (Kungliga Myntet) from 1916 until he retired in 1944. He was a professor at the Royal Swedish Academy from 1930. Many of his works are on display in the collection of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm . [4]
Personal life
In 1902, he married Johanna Dagmar Maria Treffenberg (1875-1960). They were the parents of Folke Adolf Lindberg (born 1903) and Sven Folke Lindberg (born 1904). Johan Erik Lindberg died in Stockholm during 1966. [5]
References
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^Ulla Ehrensvärd. "J Adolf Lindberg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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erik, lindberg, december, 1873, september, 1966, swedish, sculptor, engraver, best, known, designing, nobel, prize, medals, bust, alfred, nobel, outside, karolinska, institutet, stockholm, contents, biography, personal, life, references, other, sourcesbiograph. Erik Lindberg 31 December 1873 28 September 1966 was a Swedish sculptor and engraver He was best known for designing the Nobel Prize medals 1 Erik Lindberg Bust of Alfred Nobel by Erik Lindberg outside Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 References 4 Other SourcesBiography EditJohan Erik Lindberg was born in Stockholm Sweden He was the son of Adolph Lindberg 1839 1916 and his wife Hildegard Charlotta Grundstrom 1843 1923 His father was a noted sculptor and professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts Kungliga Akademien for de fria konsterna in Stockholm 2 He trained at his father s studio from 1892 to 1899 He also attended the Royal Swedish Academy from 1893 until 1897 when he graduated He obtained a scholarship which enabled him to spend some years in Paris from around 1901 to 1902 He also conducted a study trip to Italy in 1901 He was influenced by modern French medal engravers of that period including Louis Oscar Roty 1846 1911 Jules Clement Chaplain 1839 1909 Ernest Paulin Tasset 1839 1921 and Frederic Charles Victor de Vernon 1858 1912 3 In 1901 Lindberg was given the task of creating the medal for the Nobel Prizes in the fields of Physics Chemistry Physiology or Medicine and Literature The medal for the Nobel Peace Prize was created by Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland 1869 1943 According to correspondence between Lindberg and his father the designs were not quite ready for the first ceremony in 1901 the reverse sides of the medals required approval from the Prize Giving association and so the winners were given temporary medals In November 1901 after lengthy discussions by letter Lindberg returned to Stockholm to present his ideas in person However it wasn t until September the following year the designs were ready and the first winners received their proper prize In 1912 he designed medals for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm In 1915 he received a gold medal at the Panama Pacific International Exhibition He was engaged as an engraver at the Royal Mint Kungliga Myntet from 1916 until he retired in 1944 He was a professor at the Royal Swedish Academy from 1930 Many of his works are on display in the collection of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm 4 Personal life EditIn 1902 he married Johanna Dagmar Maria Treffenberg 1875 1960 They were the parents of Folke Adolf Lindberg born 1903 and Sven Folke Lindberg born 1904 Johan Erik Lindberg died in Stockholm during 1966 5 References Edit Johan Erik Lindberg Lexikonett amanda Retrieved December 1 2018 Ulla Ehrensvard J Adolf Lindberg Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved December 1 2018 Erik Lindberg StockholmGamlaStan Retrieved December 1 2018 Erik Lindberg nationalmuseum Retrieved December 1 2018 Ulla Ehrensvard J Erik Lindberg Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved December 1 2018 Other Sources Edit The Nobel Prize Medals and the Medal for the Prize in Economics Archived from the original on 2007 10 27 Retrieved 2007 11 14 Erik Lindberg Archived from the original on 2007 10 23 Retrieved 2007 11 14 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erik Lindberg This article about a Swedish sculptor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about an etcher or maker of prints in other media excluding engravers is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erik Lindberg amp oldid 1129302255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
