sculptor-in-residence dies
ST. PETER, Minn. (Sept. 16, 2003) - Paul Theodore Granlund, internationally known bronze sculptor and longtime sculptor-in-residence at Gustavus Adolphus College (1971-1996), died Sept. 15, 2003. He was born Oct. 6, 1925 in Minneapolis.Granlund received a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College, did graduate work at the University of Minnesota and Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he received his M.F.A. He studied sculpture in Italy under both Fulbright and Guggenheim scholarships. He was also chair of the sculpture department at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His figurative bronze sculptures are found in private collections and public installations nationally and internationally. Thirty of Granlund's bronze works accentuate the Gustavus campus.
He is survived by family: wife, Edna Marie (Spaeth); children, Gretchen Musicant, Gregory (Jill), Jonathan (Susan), Timothy (Margaret); grandchildren, Max, Marc, Clarie, Joshua, Taylor, Roisen, and Oskar; as well as sisters, Dorothy DeVasure, Grace Anderson, and Lois Brown.
A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003 in Christ Chapel at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN. Afterward, individuals may view some of Granlund's work at the exhibit "Paul Granlund: A Retrospective Exhibition," which is currently showing in the Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Mankato Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college in St. Peter, Minn., that prepares 2,500 undergraduates for lives of leadership, service, and lifelong learning. The oldest Lutheran college in Minnesota, Gustavus was founded in 1862 by Swedish immigrants and named for Swedish King Gustav II Adolf. At Gustavus, students receive personal attention in small-sized classes and engage in collaborative research with their professors. Fully accredited and known for its strong science, writing, music, athletics, study-abroad, and service-learning programs, Gustavus hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and is internationally recognized for its annual Nobel Conference.###
St. Francis (1989), informally known as "Dancing Francis" - castings installed at Viterbo College, LaCrosse, Wis. (pictured); in the main entrance to Immanuel-St. Joseph Hospital, Mankato, Minn.; on the grounds of St. Anthony's Guest House of the Franciscan Sisters of Atonement in Assisi, Italy; and on the southwest corner of the chapel grounds at Gustavus.