Svend Rasmussen Svendsen
Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (March 21, 1864 - September 6, 1945) was a Norwegian American impressionist artist. Svendsen is most known for his rural scenes, marine views, and snowy landscapes of Norway.
Background
Svend Rasmussen Svendsen was born in Nittedal, in Akershus Amt, Norway. He was the son of Rasmus and Marie Svendsen. Shortly thereafter his family moved to Kristiania. Svendsen received his primary education in Norway. In 1881, he immigrated to America and settled in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Career
Svendsen had studied with Norwegian painter and engraver Fritz Thaulow. Svendsen also studied with Edward F. Ertz, Professor of Watercolor at the Académie Delécluse in Paris. Svendsen exhibited at the Chicago Art Institute, the National Academy of Design, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. His paintings were also shown at the Chicago Norske Klub and at Minnesota State Fair. Since his death, the art work of Svend Svendsen has been included in exhibitions featured at St. Olaf College, at the University of Minnesota and at the Spanierman Gallery in Chicago. His art is on display at the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.[2]
Awards
- Young Fortnightly prize by the Chicago Art Institute in 1895
- Bronze medal at the St. Louis Exposition of 1904
References
- Other Sources
- Strand, A.E. A History of the Norwegians of Illinois (Chicago, IL: John Anderson Publishing Co., 1905)
- Haugan, Reidar Rye. Prominent Artists and Exhibits of Their Work in Chicago (Chicago Norske Klub. Nordmanns-Forbundet, 24: 371—374,Volume 7, 1933)
- Lovoll, Odd S. A Century of Urban Life: the Norwegians in Chicago before 1930 (Northfield, MN: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1988)
- Related Reading
- Gerdts, William The Friedman Collection: Artists of Chicago (Spanierman Gallery, LLC, NY, 2002)
- External links
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