Apogee by Paul Granlund
Sculptor Paul Granlund created this cast of Apogee in 1980. It appears that there are five similar casts with the original at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. This cast stands outside the drop-off entrance to United Hospital in St. Paul. The Philip and James Lindau families commissioned Apogee in memory of their father, Reverend Gottfrid Lindau, who graduated from Gustavus in 1917 and served in Augustana Lutheran Church.
The sculpture features three nude figures, an adult male, an adult female and a baby. The figures create an arch with the baby being tossed into the air–which is kind of a strange image, especially to greet you as you enter a hospital.
Tags: baby, Downtown St. Paul Art Map, family, nude
