Albert Edelfetin koulu - Porvoo, Finland
Posted by: small oaks
N 60° 23.256 E 025° 38.765
35V E 425370 N 6695345
This modern elementary school was named to honour painter Albert Edelfelt
Waymark Code: WM934V
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 06/21/2010
Views: 53
The Building
The Albert Edelfelt school was built in 2008. It is one of the biggest elementary schools in Porvoo having classes from 1 - 9 and about 500 students.
The schools architecture is modern and its outer walls has four 15 square meters in size paintings of Albert Edelfelt, which have been transferred to concrete in a modern graphic photo technology.
The Person
Albert Edelfelt (21. July 1854 Porvoo – 18. August 1905 Porvoo) "Edelfelt was one of the first Finnish artists to achieve international fame. He enjoyed considerable success in Paris and was one of the founders of the Realist art movement in Finland. He influenced several younger Finnish painters and helped fellow Finnish artists such as Akseli Gallen-Kallela to make their breakthrough in Paris".
Quotes from wikipedia.