Matti Haupt: Three Vessel-carrying Boys, 1962. © Photo: HAM Helsinki Art Museum / Maija Toivanen Kolme astiaa kantavaa poikaa / Three Vessel-carrying Boys Artist Matti Haupt Eiranpuisto, Eira, Helsinki The piece was donated to the City of Helsinki by Kesko Oy in 1962. It was temporarily located in front of the Kesko Oy head offices on Kanavakatu, Katajanokka from where it was transferred to the Korkeasaari Zoo and placed in front of the café built in 1957. The piece was transferred to the Eira park in summer 2000. In 1932-33 Matti Haupt (1912-1999) studied in a drawing school and later under Wäinö Aaltonen and under Marino Marini in Italy. The artist’s works in Helsinki include The Roe in the Ensipuistikko park and Against the Raging Sea on the facade of an office building in Eteläranta 8. The work belongs to the City of Helsinki’s art collection, which is managed and curated by HAM. At map
