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Kaare Espolin Johnson
Kaare Espolin Johnson (March 7, 1907 – August 16, 1994) was a Norwegian artist and illustrator. Life and work Espolin Johnson was born at the Vasseng farm in Surnadal. In 1909, when he was two years old, his family moved to Vadsø, and then moved again to Bodø in 1919. In 1927, after spending some time in Horten, Espolin Johnson relocated to Oslo, where he studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts under Axel Revold and Halfdan Strøm. There he developed a special layering and scraping technique using soot early on in almost exclusively black and white. He had poor eyesight, and this technique was very well suited for his limited vision. He debuted at the Autumn Exhibition in 1932 and soon started contributing illustrations to the magazine ''Arbeidermagasinet''. Espolin Johnson also illustrated many books, among which the first was ''Vett og uvett. Stubber fra Troms og Nordland'' (Sense and Nonsense: Short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegians
Norwegians ( no, nordmenn) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nation native to Norway, where they form the vast majority of the population. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegians are descended from the Norse of the Early Middle Ages who formed a unified Kingdom of Norway in the 9th century. During the Viking Age, Norwegians and other Norse peoples conquered, settled and ruled parts of the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland. Norwegians are closely related to other North Germanic peoples and descendants of the Norsemen such as Danes, Swedes, Icelanders and the Faroe Islanders, as well as groups such as the Scots whose nation they significantly settled and left a lasting impact in. The Norwegian language is part of the larger Scandinavian dialect continuum of generally mutually intelligible languages in Scandinavia. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regine Normann
Regine Normann (29 July 1867 – 14 August 1939) was a Norwegian school teacher, novelist and story writer. Early life and education Serine Regine Normann was born at Bø in Nordland, Norway. She was the daughter of Mikkel Normann (1827–71) and Tina Amalie Lockert (1844–1933). Her father died when she was four years old and her mother was left with five young children. She was sent to relatives outside Harstad when she was five years old. She graduated from Olaf Berg's Higher Teacher Education School in Kristiania (now Oslo) in 1897. Teaching and writing career Normann was appointed a schoolteacher at Kristiania Folk School in 1901. Up until her retirement in 1932, she worked at Sofienberg School in Oslo. She made her literary debut in 1905 with the novel ''Krabvaag''. Among her other novels are ''Stængt'' (1906), ''Barnets tjenere'' (1910) and ''Faafengt'' (1911). She published several collections of fairy tales, including ''Eventyr'' (1925), ''Nye eventyr'' (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Norway
Northern Norway ( nb, Nord-Norge, , nn, Nord-Noreg; se, Davvi-Norga) is a geographical Regions of Norway, region of Norway, consisting of the two northernmost counties Nordland and Troms og Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainland. Some of the largest towns in Northern Norway (from south to north) are Mo i Rana, Bodø, Narvik, Harstad, Tromsø and Alta, Norway, Alta. Northern Norway is often described as the land of the midnight sun and the land of the Aurora (astronomy), northern lights. Further north, halfway to the North Pole, is the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, traditionally not regarded as part of Northern Norway. The region is multi-cultural, housing not just Norwegians but also the indigenous peoples, indigenous Sami people, Norwegian Finns (known as Kven people, Kvens, distinct from the "Forest Finns" of Southern Norway) and Russians, Russian populations (mostly in Kirkenes). The Norwegian language dominates in most of the area; Sami speakers are mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Arntzen (humorist)
Arthur Andreas Arntzen (born 10 May 1937) is a Norwegian journalist, humorist, actor and writer. He was discovered by Håkon Karlsen and is particularly known for his character "Oluf Rallkattli". In 1994 he was appointed professor II in humour at the University of Tromsø. He was awarded the Leonard Statuette for 1999 and was decorated Knight, First Order of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 2000. Selected works *''Han Oluf'' (1967) *''Ho Emma'' (1968) *''Æ lyg ikkje'' (1986) References 1937 births Living people People from Tromsø Norwegian journalists Norwegian male writers Norwegian male actors Norwegian humorists Academic staff of the University of Tromsø Leonard Statuette winners {{norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Durban
Arne Durban (16 June 1912 – 18 March 1993) was a Norwegian sculptor and art critic. He was born in Kristiania, and was a brother of Halvor Durban-Hansen. His works are represented in more than thirty cities in Norway. Among his works are sculptures of Oscar Mathisen and Anders Sandvig, and busts of Rudolph Thygesen and Henrik Groth. He wrote art critics for the newspapers ''Morgenbladet'', ''Morgenposten'' and ''Handels- og Sjøfartstidende'', columns for the magazines '' Magasinet For Alle'' and ''Farmand'', and biographies of Christian Sinding, Gustav Vigeland and Kaare Espolin Johnson Kaare Espolin Johnson (March 7, 1907 – August 16, 1994) was a Norwegian artist and illustrator. Life and work Espolin Johnson was born at the Vasseng farm in Surnadal. In 1909, when he was two years old, his family moved to Vadsø, and then mov .... References 1912 births 1993 deaths Artists from Oslo Norwegian art critics Norwegian biographers Male biographers 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Museum Of Art, Architecture And Design
National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, census-designated place * National, Nevada, ghost town * National, Utah, ghost town * National, West Virginia, unincorporated community Commerce * National (brand), a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic * National Benzole (or simply known as National), former petrol station chain in the UK, merged with BP * National Car Rental, an American rental car company * National Energy Systems, a former name of Eco Marine Power * National Entertainment Commission, a former name of the Media Rating Council * National Motor Vehicle Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 1900-1924 * National Supermarkets, a defunct American grocery store chain * National String Instrument Corporation, a guitar company formed to manufacture the first resonator g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordland County Culture Prize
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) to the west. The county was formerly known as ''Nordlandene amt''. The county administration is in the town of Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995. In the southern part of the county is Vega, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Districts The county is divided into traditional districts. These are Helgeland in the south (south of the Arctic Circle), Salten in the centre, and Ofoten in the north-east. In the north-west lie the archipelagoes of Lofoten and Vesterålen. Geography Nordland is located along the northwestern coast of the Scandinavian penin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
