Svend Rasmussen Svendsen
Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (March 21, 1864 โ September 6, 1945) was a
Norwegian American impressionist artist. Svendsen is most known for his rural scenes, marine views, and snowy landscapes of Norway.[1]
Background
Svend Rasmussen Svendsen was born at
Chicago, Illinois.[2]
Career
Svendsen had studied with Norwegian painter and engraver
Since his death, the art work of Svend Svendsen has been included in exhibitions featured at
National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.[5]
Awards
- Young Fortnightly prize by the Chicago Art Institute(1895)
- Bronze medal at the St. Louis Exposition (1904)
Personal life
He was married to May Isabel Newton (1874-1950) with whom he had five children. Svend Svendsen died in Chicago during 1945.
References
- ^ "Svend Rasmussen Svendsen". Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery Monthly. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Svend Rasmussen Svendsen. Biography (Luther College. Fine Arts Collection)
- ^ "Edward Frederick Ertz". Oxford Gallery. 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "Pan-American Exposition of 1901". University at Buffalo. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Svendsen, Svend Rasmussen (Norwegian 1864โ1945. MIR Appraisal Services, Inc.)
- Other Sources
- Strand, A.E. (1905) A History of the Norwegians of Illinois (Chicago, IL: John Anderson Publishing Co.)
- Haugan, Reidar Rye (1933) Prominent Artists and Exhibits of Their Work in Chicago (Chicago Norske Klub. Nordmanns-Forbundet, 24: 371โ374, Volume 7)
- Lovoll, Odd S. (1988) A Century of Urban Life: the Norwegians in Chicago before 1930 (Northfield, MN: Norwegian-American Historical Association)
- Related Reading
- Gerdts, William The Friedman Collection: Artists of Chicago (Spanierman Gallery, LLC, NY, 2002)
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