Ferlin Tap-dancing, sculpted by Thomas Qvarsebo, Karlstad, Sweden
Jan Ainali · CC BY 2.5

Ferlin Tap-dancing

Also known as Ferlin steppar

Nils Ferlin (Karlstad 1898 - 1961), one of Sweden's most widely read poets, stands on a table in Corten steel at the corner of Västra Torggatan and Kungsgatan in the town where he was born. A chair beside the table carries his name, and the table top is inscribed with a four-line verse attributed to Stig Järrel that imagines Ferlin tap-dancing on the tables again. Thomas Qvarsebo made the figure; the Swedish title, Ferlin steppar, means Ferlin tap-dances. Location, inscriptions and material from the Vanderkrogt statue register (statues.vanderkrogt.net, record se056); height and material also from the sculptor's own catalog (thomasqvarsebo.com/artwork/nils-ferlin), both read 2026-10-30.

Made
1998
Material
Weathering steel
Where
Karlstad, Sweden
Source
Wikidata Q10494730 — the facts above come from here. Something wrong? Correct it at the source and it flows back.
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Who sculpted Ferlin Tap-dancing?
Ferlin Tap-dancing was sculpted by Thomas Qvarsebo.
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Ferlin Tap-dancing stands in Karlstad, Sweden.
When was Ferlin Tap-dancing made?
Ferlin Tap-dancing dates from 1998.
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Ferlin Tap-dancing is a weathering steel sculpture.
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