The Döderhultarn Museum ( sv, Döderhultarmuseet) is a museum in
Oskarshamn,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
that exhibits the carved works of
Axel Petersson Döderhultarn
Axel "Döderhultarn" Petersson, formerly Axel Petersson, (12 December 1868 – 15 March 1925) was a Swedish wood carver who was one of the recognized masters of wood carving, most famous for Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving, Sca ...
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General information
Axel Petersson "Döderhultarn" (1868–1925) was a Swedish woodcarver. In the Döderhultarn Museum there is a collection of his work, with more than 200 wooden
sculptures
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
. The museum is located to the same building as the library in the central parts of Swedish town Oskarshamn.
Gallery
File:Axel_Peterson_Doderhultarn_03.JPG, ''Häradsrätten.'' Trial at the District Court.
File:Döderhultaren_Beväringsmönstring.jpg, ''Beväringsmönstring.'' Signing for the army.
File:Döderhultaren 1936.JPG, Portrait of woodcarver Axel Peterson in 1936.
See also
*
List of single-artist museums
This is a list of single-artist museums, which are museums displaying the work of, or bearing the name of, a single visual artist.
* Basuki Abdullah – Basoeki Abdullah Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia
* Affandi – Affandi Museum, Yogyakarta, Indones ...
References
External links
Döderhultarn website
Other sources
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Refsal, Harley (2015) ''Carving Flat-Plane Style Caricatures'' (Fox Chapel Publishing)
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Refsal, Harley (2015) ''Scandinavian Figure Carving'' (Fox Chapel Publishing)
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Refsal, Harley (2004) ''Art & Technique of Scandinavian-Style Woodcarving'' (Fox Chapel Publishing)
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