Per Palle Storm (1 December 1910 – 6 January 1994) was a Danish-born Norwegian sculptor and professor at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts.

Biography

He was born in Copenhagen and was raised in Argentina. 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 Buenos Aires 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 Germany, Spain, France and Italy. In 1947 he became a professor at the National Academy of Fine Arts, a position he held until 1980, where his students included

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. In 1939, Storm won the competition for a statue of Olympic skier Thorleif Haug which was erected in Drammen. In 1952, he was commissioned by Thomas Fearnley, who was a member of the International Olympic Committee, 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 Olav V of Norway coin series which was issued between 1958 and 1973. Among his sculptures are ''Arbeiderbevegelsens pionerer'' which was unveiled at

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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 World War II memorials. Storm was awarded the King's Medal of Merit (''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') in 1950. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

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, Sarpsborg * ''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, Tromsø

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Per Palle Storm
in the Collection of the National Gallery, Oslo
''Arbeiderbevegelsens pionerer''
1910 births 1994 deaths Artists from Copenhagen Norwegian sculptors Norwegian educators 20th-century 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 {{Norway-sculptor-stub