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Gustav Vigeland [Adolf Gustav Thorsen] (11. apríl, 1869 – 12. mars, 1943) var norskur myndhöggvari. Hann var talinn einn fremsti myndhöggvari Norðmanna í upphafi 20. aldar og eftir hann liggja fjölmörg verk. Þekktastur er Vigeland-garðurinn í Osló þar sem mörg verka hans standa, meðal annars risavaxinn gosbrunnur sem hann vann að um margra ára skeið.
Árið 1947 gáfu Norðmenn Íslendingum styttu af Snorra Sturlusyni sem Vigeland hafði gert árið 1914 og stendur í Reykholti.
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As a youth, he was sent to Oslo where he learned wood carving at a local school. However, the sudden death of his father compelled him to move back to Mandal to help his family. Gustav lived for a time with his grandparents on a farm called Mjunebrokka in Vigeland, an old farm in Valle parish, Lindesnes municipality in Vest-Agder county.
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His parents were Elesæus Thorsen (1835–1886), a cabinetmaker and Anne Aanensdatter (1835–1907).
He had three brothers, of whom Emanuel Vigeland (originally Thorsen) became a noted artist.
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®GPJ ættfræði https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Vigeland