Knut Steen
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Knut Steen (19 November 1924 – 22 September 2011) was a
Biography
Steen was born in Oslo, Norway. He was the eldest of four siblings born to Johannes Steen (1895–1983) and Jenny Charlotte Huseby (1895–1976). As a young child, he suffered from tuberculosis before he underwent major lung surgery in 1951. He entered the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustriskole) in 1944 and the following year at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts (Statens kunstakademi). His teachers included Stinius Fredriksen and Danish sculptor Per Palle Storm.[3]
Steen is often associated with his work on the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts in conjunction with the Per Palle Storm. Perhaps his most notable and commonly recognized work is his Whaler’s Monument (Hvalfangstmonumentet), a rotating bronze statue located by the harbor in Sandefjord, Norway. The monument depicting four stylized figures of whalers with oars in an open boat was first unveiled in 1960. [4]
In 2000, he was commissioned to create a statue of King
Steen lived and worked in Pietrasanta, Italy from 1973. He died at Sandefjord in September 2011. The Knut Steen Foundation (Knut Steens Venneforening) has fostered development of the Knut Steens Pavilion at Midtasen Sculpture Park in Sandefjord which features works of Steen in marble and bronze. The foundation has also made his studio in Pietrasanta open for public viewing. [8] [9]
Selected works
- Monument to Fredrik Paasche, University Garden, Oslo, 1950
- Monument to Rudolf Nilsen, Rudolf Nilsens plass, Oslo, 1953
- Whaler's Monument , Sandefjord, 1960
- Landscape Pan, Gjøvik 1966
- Nike, Tromsø Maskinistskole, Tromsø, 1967
- Revival history, Hønefoss 1979
- Aurora and Sapfo, Concert Hall, Oslo, 1981
- Aurora, Government Building, Oslo, 1982
- Fantastico, Sandvika 1985
- Drømmersken, marble, Ekebergparken, Oslo, 1992
- Olav Kyrre, Bergen 1998
- King Olav 5, granite, 2006
References
- ^ "Knut Steen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ISBN 9788293184980.
- ^ Tom Lotherington. "Knut Steen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Svein Olav Hoff. "Knut Steen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Debate rages over royal statue". Aftenposten. 10 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ "Oslo City Politicians Reject Statue Of Late Norwegian King". Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 27 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ "Rejected statue finds a home". The Star. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013.
- ^ Atle Jørstad and Camilla Bjørn: Billedhoggeren Knut Steen er død tv2.no dated 22 September 2011
- ^ "Midtasen Sculpture Park". visitnorway.com. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
External links
- Knut Steens Venneforening Official site
- The Whaling Monument (Visit Sandefjord)