Verner Åkerman

Bror Morgan Verner Åkerman (1 January 1854, Gothenburg - 6 February 1903, Väversunda) was a Swedish sculptor; primarily of small figures.

Biography He was born to Rikard Åkerman, a ship's foreman, and his wife Hilda née Hellberg; growing up on their family farm. His childhood was difficult, however, as he had congenital kyphosis, a condition which would require the lifelong use of crutches. Near the end of the 1890s, he went back to Stockholm, where he opened a studio on the .

Among his larger public works may be mentioned a series of reliefs at the Royal Swedish Opera, and several portrait busts; including ones of the singer , and the actress, Gerda Lundequist. After 1901, he was retained as a portrait sculptor by the Royal Academy, and was a regular participant in their exhibitions, although his final years were marred by failing health.

His long-time housekeeper, Amalia Pihlgren, was from Väversunda. After he accompanied her on a trip to visit her parents, he decided to build a home nearby. It was completed in 1902, but he had lived there for less than a year when he died, either of "heart paralysis" or pneumonia.

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