Carl Milles papers
name: label: Creator
content: Milles, Carl, 1875-1955
label: Names
content: Christ-Janer, Albert, 1910-1973
label: Names
content: Schiwetz, Pete, 1909-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Educators
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American -- Michigan
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The donor, LeRoy Dahlberg, was Carl Milles' attorney.
creator: label: Creator
content: Milles, Carl, 1875-1955
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Carl Milles was born in Lagga, Sweden, the son of Major Emil ("Mille") Andersson. He derived his name from the inversion of his father's nickname "Milles (Mille's) Carl". He was apprenticed to a cabinetmaker and studied for 3 years at the Technical School in Stockholm, during which time he befriended sculptor John Borjeson. Between 1897 and 1900, Milles studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. While in Paris, he met artist Olga Granner, whom he married in 1905. In 1902, Milles gained recognition in Sweden with his design for the Sten Sture monument. Milles also studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan and became a citizen of the United States in 1945.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1942-1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.millcarl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 812 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Twenty letters (1949-1955) include four from Albert Christ-Janer concerning financial matters and one from Milles' assistant Berthold Schiwetz. Photographs (1944-1954) show Milles at work (2 copyprints microfilmed on reel 1817, fr. 836-839), works of art by Milles and his wife Olga, and the Klockargardens Skola (1947). Other materials consist of clippings (1942-1970), five contracts (1948-1952), receipts (1955), and a program from a memorial service for Milles (1955).