My camera is always delighted when I find allegorical sculptures like these representing industry and shipping. I am often delighted again when I learn their history. Christian Eriksson used two models to create these nude sculptures. One was his wife. The other was a young priest named Nathan Söderblom. He went on to be a member of the Swedish Academy, the winner of a Nobel Peace Prize and an archbishop. Imagine his occasional embarrassment over his youthful indiscretion. This former Sundsvall Bank building in Stockholm was designed by the famous bank architect Gustaf Wickman in 1902.
