The Life and Career of Robert Jacobsen Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 June 1912, Robert Jacobsen was a sculptor and painter whose life was defined by a movement between the heavy permanence of stone and the industrial lightness of metal. His early years in Denmark saw him working with granite and sandstone, creating massive structures that sought to give form to mythical creatures. This period of heavy, grounded material provided the foundation for a career that would eventually seek to conquer the void through more modern means. A significant shift occurred in 1947 when Jacobsen travele…