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Among the paper cutouts left by Hans Christian Andersen were several depicting the so-called \u201dMill-Man\u201d. This is one of them.
\nReferring to it in 1924, the late Professor Hans Brix, Ph.D., wrote in his foreword to the \u201cHans Christian Andersen\u2019s Paper-cuttings\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Before yonder strange Mill-man whose four arms are the outstreched mill wings; whose stomach opens to a port to which the mill stepladder leads; whose breast contains two hearts; and above the whole of this timbered scaffolding of a body rises a living face, reminiscent of that of an old peasant, smiling and sensitive.<\/p>\n
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Does this not embody the idea of the Mill, the singularity between buildings created by man, artificially constructed, yet characterized by a close union with the essentialities for the simple life itself.<\/p>\n
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As a silhouette cutter Hans Christian Andersen is the life of the party. He was the celebrated guest of the gentry and the city intellectuals.<\/p>\n
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When travelling Hans Christian Andersen always brought his 24 cm (10 inch) long pair of scissors and he amused himself and others by cutting silhouettes.<\/p>\n
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The original \u201cMill-man\u201d paper-cut can be seen in the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense.<\/p>\n
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