In 2016, Fotografiska (Stockholm’s Museum of Photography) wanted to celebrate what would be Garbo’s 100th birthday with an exhibition: ‘The Image of Garbo’

According to the museum, it was one of the world’s largest private collections of Garbo photographs.

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What’s special to me about the exhibit, is the statue of Garbo the museum commissioned for the occasion. ‘The Statue of Integrity’ was conceived and created by Icelandic sculptor Jón Leifsson. Far from the museum itself, she is nestled away in the forests of Härjedalen.
What’s special to me about the exhibit, is the statue of Garbo the museum commissioned for the occasion. ‘The Statue of Integrity’ was conceived and created by Icelandic sculptor Jón Leifsson. Far from the museum itself, she is nestled away in the forests of Härjedalen.
What’s special to me about the exhibit, is the statue of Garbo the museum commissioned for the occasion. ‘The Statue of Integrity’ was conceived and created by Icelandic sculptor Jón Leifsson. Far from the museum itself, she is nestled away in the forests of Härjedalen.
Jón’s style of sculpting is to blend his work in with its natural surroundings, rather than to detract or take away. ‘The Statue of Integrity’ was created with a mature Garbo in mind, as she would’ve been long after retirement.
Jón’s style of sculpting is to blend his work in with its natural surroundings, rather than to detract or take away. ‘The Statue of Integrity’ was created with a mature Garbo in mind, as she would’ve been long after retirement.
Jón’s style of sculpting is to blend his work in with its natural surroundings, rather than to detract or take away. ‘The Statue of Integrity’ was created with a mature Garbo in mind, as she would’ve been long after retirement.
Jón’s style of sculpting is to blend his work in with its natural surroundings, rather than to detract or take away. ‘The Statue of Integrity’ was created with a mature Garbo in mind, as she would’ve been long after retirement.
It is worth noting the statue is very much alone. She was carried by helicopter, carefully lowered down to the now permanent location where she sits. You have to plan ahead for a long hike to find her.
It is worth noting the statue is very much alone. She was carried by helicopter, carefully lowered down to the now permanent location where she sits. You have to plan ahead for a long hike to find her.
It is worth noting the statue is very much alone. She was carried by helicopter, carefully lowered down to the now permanent location where she sits. You have to plan ahead for a long hike to find her.
It’s difficult to know how Garbo would feel about something such as a statue created in her image. What we do know is she had a sense of humour, and kept a large collection of her own photographs. Good and bad. If anything, she would appreciate the privacy it was given.
Correction regarding Garbo’s birthday: It technically wasn’t her 100th birthday in 2016, as she was born in 1905. However, I had a brain mix up because the sculptor’s website translated it was created for that very reason. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 100, 110, 115. Who knows!
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