Famous life · 1899
Amandus Adamson's studio in Paldiski
The sculptor Amandus Adamson was born in 1855 at Uuga-Rätsepa farm just outside Paldiski, the son of a ship's captain. When he finally got into the St Petersburg Academy of Arts, he lived for the first weeks on sweet tea and slept on the floor of an attic room above the academy office. Success came, and in 1896 he bought a plot in his home town. His summer studio here was finished in 1899 and the house a few years later. He worked on Pakri and Muhu in the summers. Adamson died in Paldiski in 1929. His last work, the Lydia Koidula monument, was unveiled in Pärnu that same year.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Skulptor Amandus Adamson sündis 1855. aastal Paldiski külje all Uuga-Rätsepa talus laevakapteni pojana. Kui ta lõpuks Peterburi Kunstide Akadeemiasse pääses, toitus ta esimestel nädalatel vaid magusast teest ja magas akadeemia kantselei katusekambri põrandal. Edu tuli ja 1896. aastal ostis ta kodulinnas krundi. Suveateljee valmis siin 1899. aastal ja elumaja paar aastat hiljem. Suviti töötas ta Pakri ja Muhu saartel. Adamson suri Paldiskis 1929. aastal. Tema viimane teos, Lydia Koidula monument, avati Pärnus samal aastal.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Amandus Adamson; English Wikipedia: Lydia Koidula. ↗