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. Her debut was a bust of illustrator

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from 1967. Among her other works is a bronze statue of

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placed at

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, and busts of resistance fighter

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and comedians

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and

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, all located in Oslo. Sundbye is represented at the

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with the sculptures ''Operapar'' from 1971 and ''Klovn'' from 1978.

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1944 births Living people Artists from Oslo Norwegian sculptors Norwegian women sculptors {{Norway-sculptor-stub