Tore Eckhoff Deinboll (July 12, 1910 – November 18, 1988) was a Norwegian artist, cartoonist, and illustrator. Deinboll was born in Oslo, the son of the patent attorney August Deinboll (1880–1975) and the teacher Anna Hermine Eckhoff (1884–1967), and was later the stepson of the librarian Rikka Deinboll (1897–1973). He studied in the painting program at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts. There he became acquainted with several artists, including

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, the brothers Olav and

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, and

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. Deinboll became especially good friend with Espolin Johnson. As a cartoonist, Deinboll was known for the comics ''

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'' (The Land of Eternal Fire, 1936–1937) and ''

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'' (1938). Both series were published as weekly full-page works in 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 ...

''.

Work with ''Arbeidermagasinet''

Tore Deinboll and Trygve Mosebekk soon became aware of opportunities to contribute to ''Arbeidermagasinet''. Their drawings commissioned for newspapers and Christmas editions were not only an artistic challenge, but also a vital source of income. Deinboll had close contact with the first editor of ''Arbeidermagasinet'', the author and journalist Otto Luihn. Through the commissions that Deinboll received from Luihn for ''Arbeidermagasinet'', his drawing gradually adopted an ideological orientation. This eventually resulted in Deinboll endorsing "social art". Art was often associated with the upper class, but Deinboll's choice of "social art" meant that the artist participated in the struggle of the working class. The big money was in the upper class, and so such a choice was ideologically justified. Deinboll therefore considered his effort to create illustrations for ''Arbeidermagasinet'' to be his life task, and this was the main artistic work for which he is also remembered.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Deinboll, Tore 1910 births 1988 deaths Norwegian comics artists Norwegian comics writers Norwegian illustrators