Per Palle Storm (1 December 1910 – 6 January 1994) was a Danish-born Norwegian sculptor and professor at the

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Biography

He was born in

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and was raised in

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. He was the son of Hans Peter Blix Storm and Ellen von Müllen. His father was a businessman who served as a Norwegian Consul. Storm grew up in

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where he was a student of the sculptors Bartolome Tasso and Urbici Soler (1927–29). He studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts under Wilhelm Rasmussen (1930–33). He also studied art in

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and

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. In 1947 he became a professor at the National Academy of Fine Arts, a position he held until 1980, where his students included Oddmund Raudberget. In 1939, Storm won the competition for a statue of Olympic skier

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which was erected in

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. In 1952, he was commissioned by Thomas Fearnley, who was a member of the

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, to design the Fearnley award (''Fearnleys olympiske ærespris'') in connection with the

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. Storm also accounted for the design of the King

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coin series which was issued between 1958 and 1973. Among his sculptures are ''Arbeiderbevegelsens pionerer'' which was unveiled at Youngstorget in Oslo during 1958. He also designed six bronze sculptures (''Handenlangeren'', ''Elektrikeren'' and ''Steinhoggeren'' 1950, ''Mureren'' 1951, ''Tømmermannen'' 1954, ''Steinbryteren'' 1960) situated outside the

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and several

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memorials. Storm was awarded the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

(''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') in 1950. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the

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in 1980, and was decorated Knight of the

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Personal life

In 1948, he married Ingeborg Aasengen Dal f. Amundsen (1903–1991). In 1993, he founded the ''Ingeborg og Per Palle Storms Legat''. Awards from this foundation, ''Ingeborg og Per Palle Storms ærespris'', are distributed for the purpose of accommodating sculptors living in Norway.

Selected works

* ''Minnesmerke over falne fra Sarpsborg, Tune, Skjeberg og Varteig'' (1946–1948) Kulåsparken,

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* ''Statsråd Sven Oftedal'' (1950) Sven Oftedals plass,

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* ''Kong Haakon VII'' (1950–1951) Torget, Kristiansand * ''Krigsminnesmerke'' (1952) Ris Church, Oslo * ''Mann som drikker'' (1958) Kronprinsesse Märthas plass, Oslo * ''Kong Haakon VII'' (1967–1969) Rådhusparken,

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References

External links

Per Palle Storm
in the Collection of the

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, Oslo
''Arbeiderbevegelsens pionerer''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Storm, Per Palle 1910 births 1994 deaths Sculptors from Copenhagen Norwegian sculptors Norwegian educators 20th-century Danish sculptors Academic staff of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal Burials at Vestre gravlund Danish emigrants to Norway