Artist behind Luxembourg's knotted gun sculpture dies
The creator of an iconic peace sculpture on public display in Luxembourg has died aged 81. The work was inspired by the murder of John Lennon in 1980.
(JB) The artist who created an iconic peace sculpture, a version of which can be found in Luxembourg, has died.
Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd died on Tuesday aged 81 at his home in Landskrona (southern Sweden).
He conceived “Non Violence”, the knotted Colt Magnum 357 revolver sculpture, as a symbol of peace after the murder in New York of his friend and former Beatle John Lennon, who was gunned down on December 8, 1980 by Mark Chapman.
Luxembourg, which had acquired one of the early versions of the work, donated the sculpture to the United Nations in 1988.
Other versions are also on display in Stockholm, Los Angeles and Lausanne, where the artist lived for many years.
Former student of Fernand Léger, Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd exhibited his work around the world and also published several volumes of poetry.
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