Fact and Fable, Memorial to Topelius

In 1928 a competition was arranged for a memorial to Zacharias Topelius. The competition was won by Gunnar Finne’s with his entry Fact and Fable, which was later unveiled in 1932.

Fact and Fable consists of two allegorical female figures: “Fact” with the flame of truth on her palm, and “Fable” with the crown-headed bird of fable resting on her fingers. The figures face opposite directions: ‘Fact’ ...