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Arne Nygård-Nilssen
Arne Nygård-Nilssen - ca. 1950 - Oslo Museum - OB.F06279a. Arne Nygård-Nilssen (5 April 1899 – 26 July 1958) was a Norwegian art historian, publicist and magazine editor. Biography Nygård-Nilssen grew up in Bergen, Norway where his father was a school teacher. He attended the University of Oslo (MS. 1927, PhD. 1945). At the University he came under the influence of Anders Bugge (1889-1955), a prominent professor of art history. Professor Bugge was curator at the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Oslo and served with the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. Nygård-Nilssen subsequently took over Bugge's work with historic Norwegian churches, with a focus on conservation and restoration. Nygård-Nilssen was secretary of The Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments from 1929 to 1946. He replaced Harry Fett as head the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage serving from 1946 to 1958. Arne Nygård-Nilssen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia. The first edition (NBL1) was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles. It was published by Aschehoug with economic support from the state. bought the rights to NBL1 from Aschehoug in 1995, and after a pre-project in 1996–97 the work for a new edition began in 1998. The project had economic support from the Fritt Ord Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, and the second edition (NBL2) was launched in the years 1999–2005, including 10 volumes and around 5,700 articles. In 2006 the work for an electronic edition of NBL2 began, with support from the same institutions. In 2009 an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ... edition, with free access, was released by together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Bergen
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 Births
Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – ** Bolivia sets up a customs office in Puerto Alonso, leading to the Brazilian settlers there to declare the Republic of Acre in a revolt against Bolivian authorities. **The first part of the Jakarta Kota–Anyer Kidul railway on the island of Java is opened between Batavia Zuid ( Jakarta Kota) and Tangerang. * January 3 – Hungarian Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy fights an inconclusive duel with his bitter enemy in parliament, Horánszky Nándor. * January 4 – **U.S. President William McKinley's declaration of December 21, 1898, proclaiming a policy of benevolent assimilation of the Philippines as a United States territory, is announced in Manila by the U.S. commander, General Elwell Otis, and angers independence activists who had fought ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roar Hauglid
Roar Hauglid (26 December 1910 - 18 November 2001) was a Norwegian art historian, antiquarian and publicist. Biography Hauglid was born in Kristiania, now Oslo, Norway in 1910. He was the son of Kristian Hauglid (1864–1927) and Hedvig Hansen (1871–1946). He attended Oslo Cathedral School and the University of Oslo and received his magister degree in 1937 and doctorate in 1950. He worked as an antiquarian and wrote several books on Norwegian cultural history, most notably stave churches. He replaced Arne Nygård-Nilssen as head of the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage, serving from 1958 to 1977. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav, and Commander of the Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t .... Selecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haakon Shetelig
Haakon Shetelig (June 25, 1877 – July 22, 1955) was a Norwegian archaeologist, historian and museum director. He was a pioneer in archaeology known for his study of art from the Viking era in Norway. He is most frequently associated with his work on the Oseberg ship (''Osebergfunnet'') near Tønsberg, Norway. Biography Haakon Shetelig grew up in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was the son of Harald Fredrik Schetelig (1846–1918) and Magnhild Pedersen (1850–1920), and the nephew of Tord Pedersen. He and studied classical languages and Old Norse philology and history at the University of Christiania (now the University of Oslo). In 1901, Shetelig was hired as curator and manager of the historical-antiquarian part of the Bergen Museum, the University of Bergen museum in Bergen, Norway. He was appointed professor in 1914 and worked as director of the History and Antiquarian Department until 1942. Shetelig and his colleague, Swedish archaeologist Gabriel Gustafson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carsten Hopstock
Carsten Henrik Hopstock (13 March 1924 – 31 January 2014) was a Norwegian museum curator and art historian. Biography Hopstock was born in Kragerø in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. He was the son of pharmacist Frantz Philip Hopstock (1891–1977) and Lilly Haanshus (1887–1982). He graduated from the University of Oslo with the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in 1953, majoring in art history and minoring in history and archaeology. In 1958 Hopstock married painter and writer Kirsti Marianne Nygård-Nilssen, daughter of Arne Nygård-Nilssen and Maja Refsum. He died in January 2014. Hopstock's professional career began as early as 1945 with a position as curator at the newly established Berg-Kragerø Museum at Kragerø. In 1954 he was hired as a curator at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. As such he was responsible for Bogstad Manor from 1955 and the Norwegian Pharmacy Museum (''Norsk Farmasihistorisk Museum'') from 1963. Important books include ''Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Refsum
Maja Refsum (23 September 1897 – 11 January 1986) was a Norwegian sculptor and teacher. She grew up in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of Harald Refsum (1866-1950) and Hanna Ovidia Yssen (1863-1944). She was the aunt of Sigrid Christie (1923-2004), who was married to noted antiquarian Håkon Christie. She was married to art historian and head of Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage Arne Nygård-Nilssen. Their daughter Kirsti (1935-) married Carsten Hopstock. At the State Crafts and Art Industry School (1917–19) she had Lars Utne as a supervisor. She furthered her education at the art academy in Kristiania with Gunnar Utsond (1919–20) and at Bauhaus University in Weimar under Richard Engelmann, director of the Sculpture School (1921-22). She is represented in the National Gallery of Norway with the terracotta sculpture ''Bruden pyntes''. Among her most important works is her sculpture of writer Amalie Skram situated at Nordnes in Berge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Helle
Knut Helle (19 December 1930 – 27 June 2015) was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works. Early life, education and marriage He was born in Larvik as the son of school inspector Hermann Olai Helle (1893–1973) and teacher Berta Marie Malm (1906–1991). He was the older brother of politician Ingvar Lars Helle. The family moved to Hetland when Knut Helle was seventeen years old. He took the examen artium in Stavanger in 1949, and a teacher's education in Kristiansand in 1952. He studied philology in Oslo and Bergen, and graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1957. His paper ''Omkring Bǫglungasǫgur'', on the Bagler sagas, was printed in 1959. In December 1957 he married Karen Blauuw, who would later become a professor. Helle's marriage to Blauuw was dissolved in 1985. In October 1987 Helle married museum director and professor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunst Og Kultur
''Kunst og Kultur'' (meaning ''Art and Culture'' in English) is a Norwegian art historical journal founded in 1910 by Harry Fett and Haakon Shetelig. Leif Østby edited the journal from 1962 to 1980. Editor from 2018 is Bente Aass Solbakken. The magazine has its headquarters in Oslo. See also * Open access in Norway Open access scholarly communication of Norway can be searched via the Norwegian Open Research Archive (NORA). "A national repository consortium, BIBSYS Brage, operates shared electronic publishing system on behalf of 56 institutions." , , Univers ... References External links WorldCat record 1910 establishments in Norway Cultural magazines Magazines established in 1910 Magazines published in Oslo Norwegian-language magazines Universitetsforlaget academic journals {{Norway-mag-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Historian
Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today, art history examines broader aspects of visual culture, including the various visual and conceptual outcomes related to an ever-evolving definition of art. Art history encompasses the study of objects created by different cultures around the world and throughout history that convey meaning, importance or serve usefulness primarily through visual representations. As a discipline, art history is distinguished from art criticism, which is concerned with establishing a relative artistic value upon individual works with respect to others of comparable style or sanctioning an entire style or movement; and art theory or " philosophy of art", which is concerned with the fundamental nature of art. One branch of this area of study is aesthetics, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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