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Octo Puellae
Skara

Sculpture in Skara by Vanja Nones Håkansson

This bronze sculpture stands in the courtyard of the Cathedral School. Octo Puellae is the name of a choir for female students at the school. We see the singers in the middle of a lively performance. The material is bronze. Wanja Nones Håkansson was a Swedish artist and sculptor who grew up in Lidköping. She was initially trained as a pharmacist but then studied art at Hovedskous painting school in Gothenburg.

Vanja Nones Håkansson, 1923-2014
Octo Puellae, 1992
Brunsbogatan 1, Katedralskolans borggård, Skara

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