Paul Granlund
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Paul T. Granlund (October 6, 1925, Minneapolis, Minnesota - September 15, 2003, Mankato, Minnesota) was an American sculptor. His creative career spanned more than 50 years and more than 650 different works. Most of his work is figurative and made from bronze. His patrons included colleges, hospitals, Lutheran Churches, and other institutions.
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[edit] Education
Granlund received his Bachelor of Arts from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota in 1952 and his Master of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan in 1954.
[edit] Sculptor in residence
Paul Granlund was the scuptor in residence at his alma mater, Gustavus Adolphus College, from 1971 until his retirement in 1996, and maintained a studio at the institution until his death.
[edit] Locations of works
- Gustavus Adolphus College, St Peter, MN. (Over 30 works are on campus, including the friezes and doors of Christ Chapel.)
- Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
- St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
- College of St. Catherine, St.Paul, MN
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Mayo House, LeSueur, MN
- Immanuel-St.Joseph's Hospital, Mankato, MN
- First Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh, PA
- St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis, MN
- Federal Reserve, Minneapolis, MN
- Le Bourget Field, Paris, France
- Peace Park, Nagasaki, Japan
- Minnesota State Capitol, St Paul
- Minnesota World Trade Center, St Paul, MN
