Elen Christensen
Elen Sofie Elster Christensen (11 January 1904 – 1 December 1967) was a Norwegian sculptor of the 20th century. Her public works grace a number of Norwegian cities and towns, including ''Gutten som ser fremover'', a statue in Trondheim that honors shipping magnate Harry Borthens. Christensen debuted her art in 1936 with the sculpted female head entitled ''Helg''. In 1942, during the German occupation, she held her first solo show at Hammerlunds Kunsthandel, Oslo, under the title ''Skulptur i hjemmene'' (Sculpture in Homes). During her career, her works were exhibited in a number of shows into the 1960s, including in Sweden and France. Her works are mainly small format pieces in bronze and terracotta with a disciplined sense of form. Children and animals were her preferred subject models, resulting in such works as ''Liten Adam'' in polished black syenite (1936), ''Stolarrest'' (bronze, 1950), ''Abe med Honningkake'' (colored terracotta, 1959) and ''Reinsdyråring får h ...
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Elen may refer to: * Elen (saint), a Welsh saint * Elen ferch Llywelyn (c. 1206–1253) * Elen Dosia, a French opera singer * Elen Levon, a Ukrainian singer, actress and dancer * Elen Shakirova, a Russian former basketball player * Elen Willard (born 1935), an American actress * European Language Equality Network, a European NGO to promote linguistic diversity See also

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