Eila Hiltunen ( November 22, 1922 , Sortavala - October 10, 2003 , Helsinki ) - Finnish sculptor. She performed early work in marble and bronze, and from the late 1950s she began experimenting with casting and welding.
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 Eila Hiltunen and Otso Pietinen on June 18, 1944 | |
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| Date of Birth | November 22, 1922 |
| Place of Birth | Sortavala , Finland |
| Date of death | October 10, 2003 (80 years old) |
| Place of death | Helsinki , Finland |
| Citizenship |  Finland |
| Genre | sculpture |
| Awards | Pro Finlandia ( 1966 ) [d] ( 1973 ) [d] ( 2000 ) |
Biography
Born November 22, 1922 in the city of Sortavala , Eastern Finland (currently part of Russia). During World War II, she graduated from high school. Twice won the main prize for academic sculpture while studying at the Finnish Academy of Art. In 1944, she married a widowed army officer-photographer who was 6 years older than her.
In 1966 she was awarded the highest state award of Finland for artists - the medal " Pro Finlandia ".
One of Aila Hiltunen’s most famous works is the Monument to Sibelius in Helsinki, a smaller copy of which stands near the UN Headquarters in New York.