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Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), Cabinet Minister, Social Reformer and Ambas- sador, and Gunnar Myrdal (1898– 1987), Cabinet Minister, Professor and Economist, 1968
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    Alva Myrdal (1902–1986), Cabinet Minister, Social Reformer and Ambas- sador, and Gunnar Myrdal (1898– 1987), Cabinet Minister, Professor and Economist, 1968

    TitleAlva Myrdal (1902–1986), Cabinet Minister, Social Reformer and Ambas- sador, and Gunnar Myrdal (1898– 1987), Cabinet Minister, Professor and Economist, 1968
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 100 x 135 cm
  • DatingMade 1968
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Sven Ljungberg, Swedish, born 1913, dead 2010-07-28
  • Depicted PersonGunnar Myrdal, Swedish, born 1898, dead 1987
    Alva Myrdal, Swedish, born 1902, dead 1986
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Classificationpainting
  • Inventory No.NMGrh 3208
  • Acquisition1968 gift from the Gripsholms association of 1937
  • ExhibitedNationalmuseum, Room 1412 1920-1965
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    Alva and Gunnar Myrdal were two of the most influential figures in Swedish social policy and economics in the mid 20th century. Alva Myrdal was also an advocate of disarmament. Sven Ljungberg’s portrait depicts them as equals. They share a practical, modern office, with facing desks. Next to Alva we see an image of Mahatma Gandhi, on the wall behind Gunnar a photograph of his parents, Perers Carl Adolf and Knuts Anna Sofia Pettersson.