Else Hagen (21 September 1914 – 17 August 2010) was a Norwegian visual artist.
She was born in
Eydehavn
Eydehavn or Eydehamn is a village in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about northeast of the centre of the Arendal (town), town of Arendal, about northeast of the village of Saltrød, about south of th ...
, and was married to
Arne E. Holm Arne Ellerhusen Holm (11 June 1911 – 31 January 2009) was a Norwegian painter, graphic artist and architect.
Biography
He was born in Bergen as a son of banker Arne Holm (1880–1975) and Anne Sophie Wibye Ellerhusen (1880–1920). He was a gran ...
. She is known for her large decorations in public areas. Among her works are decorations in
Stortinget
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...
,
Tromsø Airport
Tromsø Airport ( no, Tromsø lufthavn; ) is an international airport located at Langnes in the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Situated on the western shore of the island of Tromsøya, i ...
, the University Library in Bergen, the
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences ( no, Norges idrettshøgskole, NIH) is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides educa ...
, and
Postgirobygget.
When she won the competition to decorate Nøtterøy Realskole (now Borgheim School) in 1950, she became the first female artist to receive a public decoration commission in Norway.
References
1914 births
2010 deaths
People from Arendal
Norwegian artists
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