Borghild Rud (20 March 1910 – 25 June 1999) was a Norwegian artist and illustrator. Borghild Eline Rud was born at Ringsaker in Hedmark, Norway. She was the daughter of Mons Nilsen Rud (1873–1927) and Emma Johanne Nergaard (1882–1947) and was a sister of editor Nils Johan Rud. She attended the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry where she trained under

Eivind Nielsen Eivind Nielsen (18 June 186413 July 1939) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and teacher. He was born at Haugesund in Rogaland, Norway. He was the son of Byfogd Martin Nielsen (1823-1899) and Caroline Emilie Petersen (1830-1898). Nielsen was a ...

from 1925 to 1926 and with Halfdan Strøm and

Jean Heiberg Jean Hjalmar Dahl Heiberg (19 December 1884 – 27 May 1976) was a Norwegian painter, sculptor, designer and art professor. Personal life Heiberg was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Hjalmar Heiberg (1837–97) and Jea ...

from 1926 until 1930. She debuted at the Autumn Exhibition ('' Høstutstillingen'') in Oslo during 1926. She was awarded the Benneches legat for 1928–29. She worked for the magazine ''

Arbeidermagasinet ''Arbeidermagasinet'' was a Norwegian language, Norwegian weekly literary magazine established in 1927. It changed its name to ''Magasinet For Alle'' in 1953, and ceased publication in 1970. The magazine is especially noted for its literary quali ...

'' (later renamed ''Magasinet for Alle'') from 1929 to 1970. Her brother edited the magazine from 1932 to 1970. She provided illustrates for books including ''

Haugtussa ''Haugtussa'' (edited 1895) is an epic circle of poems, written by the Norwegian author Arne Garborg. The poems are reckoned a classical example of Norwegian Neo-romanticism or Symbolism. The themes of the poems are closely related to Garborg's ...

'' by Arne Garborg and '' Markens gröda'' by Knut Hamsun. She is often most well known for her collaborations with Alf Prøysen. She is particularly familiar with the drawings of Alf Prøysen's literary character Mrs. Pepperpot (''Teskjekjerringa''). An almost 30-year long collaboration between Rud and Prøysen resulted in almost a thousand drawings. She made illustrations for over 800 of his texts, including all but one of his "stubben" (short works of prose) in ''Arbeidermagasinet''.

References

Related reading