Ejner Johansson

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Ejner Johansson
Born
Ejner Bainkamp Johansson

(1922-03-07)7 March 1922
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died28 September 2001(2001-09-28) (aged 79)
Occupation(s)Art historian, documentary film director
RelativesScarlett Johansson (granddaughter)

Ejner Bainkamp Johansson (7 March 1922 – 28 September 2001) was a Danish art historian, writer, and documentary film director. He is also a 1998 N. L. Høyen Medal recipient.[1]

Early life

Ejner Bainkamp Johansson was born in 1922 in

naturalised Danish citizen and married a Danish woman.[2]

Career

Having attained his magister of art degree in 1956 in art history, in 1967 Johansson was employed as a television producer in

Denmark's Radio with the arts as his specialty. Here he hosted a number of late night programs on art and culture.[3]

Johansson also assisted the Hirschsprung Collection with several exhibits.[3]

Personal life

Johansson had a son named Karsten Johansson (b. 1943) and through him was the paternal grandfather of actresses Scarlett and Vanessa Johansson and Hunter, Adrian and Christian Johansson. According to Scarlett, she knows almost nothing about her grandfather. Even though she visited Denmark, she actually never met him due to his estrangement from her father.[4]

Works

Johansson wrote a large number of cultural and art historical books. Some of them are:

  • Dansk marinemaleri i det nittende aarhundrede (1951)
  • Richard Mortensen (1962) (translated into English and French)[5]
  • Omkring Frederiksholms Kanal (1964)[6]
  • Andersens ansigter (1992)
  • De danske malere i München (1997)[7]

Awards

Johanson received LO's Culture Prize in 1984. He received the N. L. Høyen Medal in 1998.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Yildelinger". Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. naturalised Danish citizen in 1927), Axel Robert Johansson, (b. 14. June 1897 – 25 January 1968; Copenhagen) from Furuby, Småland, and a Danish mother, Margrethe Hansine Hansen (b. 22 April 1880 – 26 January 1952 in Copenhagen), from Skibby
    ."- only original research presented on genealogy blogs or sites like geni.com are evident.
  3. ^ a b "Ejner Johansson". gravsted.dk. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Episode 5 | Season 4 Episode Guide | Finding Your Roots". Episode 5 | Season 4 Episode Guide | Finding Your Roots. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ISBN 9788775510030
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  6. ^ Johansson, Ejner (1964). Omkring Frederiksholms Kanal. Skitser af dansk guldalderkunst. Copenhagen: Hasselbalch.
  7. ^ Johansson, Ejner (1997). De danske malere i München. Et ukendt kapitel i dansk guldalderkunst (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Spektrum.

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