Øyvind Sørensen (29 April 1887 – 11 October 1962) was a Norwegian illustrator. He was born in

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. He worked most of his career as an illustrator for the newspaper ''

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'', over a period of fifty years, and also for satirical magazines. His works are represented in various museums and institutions, including the

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, Oslo Bymuseum and

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. During various points in his life, Øyvind Sørensen trained under

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, Stanley Anderson and

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Career at Aftenposten

Øyvind Sørensen's first stint at ''Aftenposten'' began in 1909. It lasted until 1914, when he left to work for other publications. He joined ''Aftenposten'' again in 1918, and worked there until 1957. Besides ''Aftenposten'', his work also appeared in magazines, comic books and Christmas booklets. His work in the Christmas booklets, especially the portraits, were highly popular. One of his best works of illustration was in Henry Haugstøls's books on the old Christiania and ''

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''. Sørensen had many solo exhibitions during his career. In 1964, the Artists' Association in Oslo organized a memorial exhibition in his honor. Sørensen was also a commercially successful. His works were bought by several big-name institutions. Among his clients were the National Museum of Fine Arts,

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and the

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1887 births 1962 deaths People from Fredrikstad Norwegian illustrators {{norway-artist-stub