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Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
About Elis Eriksson
- Elis Ernst Eriksson (22 August 1906 – 4 January 2006) was a Swedish artist, sculptor and writer. He was born in Stockholm and studied there at the Royal University College of Fine Arts in 1934–1939.
- He had his first solo exhibition in 1959.
- His work is commonly described as experimental or anarchic, stylistically akin to Dadaist art.
- He was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal for sculpture in 1981.He made his prose debut with the book Nattens hundar.
- Later writings include Pavan, a series of books about a character who first appeared in Eriksson's 1965 installation Indijaner å en kåvvbåj.
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