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THE AM ERICA N-SCA N DIN A VIA N REVIEW 
Ill his pre-American life the por¬ 
trait bust and medallion had played a 
conspicuous part, and while still pro¬ 
ducing excellent examples of these 
forms, he now also applied himself to 
greater and more ambitious tasks. 
Prominent among these are the monu¬ 
ment to the First Minnesota Regiment, 
erected on the battlefield of CJettys- 
burg; the series of figures representing 
the arts and sciences over the entrance 
to the Library Building of the Univer¬ 
sity of Minnesota; the Henrik Ibsen 
bust in St. Paul, Hiawatha carrying 
Minnehaha “over the wild and rushing 
waters”; and his last and crowning 
Jacob Fjelde Sculptor 
Ole Bull Statue in Loring Park, 
Minneapolis, 1898 
work, Ole Bull. 
Jacob Fjelde’s conception of the 
Indian hero lacks somewhat the distinc¬ 
tive ethnological character of the red 
man, but the lover’s tenderness as he 
carries his sweet burden is finely ren¬ 
dered, the grouping is natural, and the 
entire production is in every respect 
faithful to the spirit of Longfellow’s 
noble poem. The bronze group has 
found a most appropriate resting place, 
standing on a rock in Minnehaha creek, 
a short distance above the falls immor¬ 
talized by the poet. In the Ole Bull 
statue the broad and massive shoulders 
suggest some exaggeration, but the 
figure sustains them well, and to those 
who have seen the great violinist, there 
can be no question about the faithful- 
Jacob Fjelde Sculptor 
Hiawatha Statue in Minnehaha 
Park, Minneapolis, 1893 
