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Swedish artists have also contributed to the Exhibition. One found again 

 Wilhelmson's fisher types from Bohuslan, Albert Engstrom's Roslagen types 

 (»Rospiggar») and Gunnar Hallstrom's types from the provinces round Lake Malar. 



Lastly tables were exhibited by which were shown clearly the hereditary 

 course of inherited disease, with dominant and recessive inheritance of the mor* 

 bid disposition. 



A large number of prizes had been placed at the disposal of the Exhibition 

 which made it possible to encourage those taking part in the competition for the 

 best portraits or collections of portraits. Among the donors who by their gifts 

 assured the economical position of the Exhibition was the world«renowned artist, 

 since dead, Anders Zorn, who subscribed 5,000 Swedish crowns. 



In connection with the Exhibition a number of wellknown scientific men, 

 such as professors O. Montelius, C. M. Fiirst, J. V. Hultkrantz, Lundborg and 

 N. von Hofsten, gave lectures on race=biological subjects which were well atten» 

 ded. Professor Lundborg and his assistants also demonstrated the portraits and 

 other objects in the Exhibition, at least once, but more often, several times a day. 



It was intended, in addition to collecting portraits and material for future 

 elaboration when the collection became more complete, to open the eyes of the 

 general public who visitejd_the Exhibition, by means of its profuse supply of pic^ 

 tures, to_thg_eminent importance of good race characteristics in a people, and to 

 awalceiT sympathy for, an3~love of, one's own people. This purpose was attained 

 also, and to no small extent either. The increased interest for heredity and eugen^ 

 ics which we have witnessed in this country during the last few years, must be 

 ascribed to a not inconsiderable extent, to the merit of the NationaUtype Exhi» 

 bition. 



For the purpose of making the effects of the National^type Exhibition more 

 permanent, and of letting as many as was possible benefit by it Professor Lund« 

 borg at the same time published a very instructive book, popularly written, with 

 the title of »Race questions in modern light», which contained a number of artic« 

 les, written by experts, on the Swedish nation, its origin and race characteristics, 

 together with an account of the foreign races in this country. There were also 

 some articles on heredity and race»biology as well as on eugenics. Another book 

 was also published containing plates with reproductions chosen from the pictures 

 which the National^type Exhibition had brought together. This work »Svenska 

 Folktyper» (Swedish National4ypes), which came out at the end of 1919 con»- 

 tains about 800 photographs arranged according to race=biological principles and 

 is preceded by an orientating introduction by Professor Lundborg. A number 

 of these plates are also included in this book. It can surely be said of this work 

 as of the NationaUtype Exhibition, that it is unique of its kind, not only in our 

 own land but in the whole world also. 



Thus one can say with confidence that the Swedish National^type Exhibition 

 has succeeded particularly well. As a link in the work of enlightenment in race* 

 biology, such an exhibition has certainly a not inconsiderable task to fulfil. The 

 trial invites to imitation, and it is to be hoped, that the same kind of experien* 

 ces will be met with in other countries, where as we suppose, exhibitions of this 

 kind will soon be taking place also. 



