1940s Carl Milles Orpheus Fountain Stockholm Bomb Shelter Magazine Page For Sale

This captivating vintage magazine page from the 1940s features a striking image of Swedish-American sculptor Carl Milles\' renowned Orpheus Fountain in Stockholm\'s Concert Hall square. The accompanying text, titled \"SWEDES DIG FAST WHILE ORPHEUS SINGS IN HELL,\" details the ongoing excavation around the fountain. This digging, prompted by threats from Soviet Russia and Germany, was for a massive bomb shelter, planned to serve as an underground garage in peacetime.The article vividly describes Orpheus, with the three-headed dog Cerberus, attempting to awaken Eurydice with his lyre, as workers furiously dig around the monumental bronze sculpture. This ephemera offers a unique glimpse into Sweden\'s preparedness during a tense historical period, merging art, architecture, and wartime anxieties. It\'s a significant historical document for collectors of mid-century ephemera, Swedish history, Carl Milles art, or World War II era artifacts.