Johan Nordhagen was born in Veldre in the Ringsaker municipality of Hedmark, Norway. He was the son of Ole Johansen (1816–73) and Ahlis Hansdatter Nordhagen (1830–91). He grew up in Nordhagen on a farm called Flisaker. His father was from Grue, and was of Finnish descent. He worked as a cartwheel-maker. His mother was from Veldre. He grew up in poverty. Nordhagen drew a lot in his childhood, and was often told to do something useful instead. It was just a coincidence that Nordhagen in his youth made contact with persons who helped him making a career in art. Around the age of 17 he came to Kristiania (now Oslo) and started working in the bookstore of the Luther Foundation (Lutherstiftelsen).[2]
Trainingedit
People noticed his talent for drawing, and it was arranged that he should study at the Royal School of Drawing with sculptors Julius Middelthun and Mathias Skeibrok. Later he was employed by the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority (then known as Norges Geografiske Oppmåling) as lithographer and terrain drawer. He won two scholarships, including the Houens legat in 1887, which enabled him to travel to study abroad, first to Copenhagen and then to Paris. In Norway there was no art printing expertise so a committee was established to work towards establishing a study of graphic art at the Arts and Crafts School (Kunst- og håndverksskolen). Nordhagen's background in lithographic portraits and etching, made him the obvious leader and teacher of this education. In 1897 he got a substantial grant from the Parliament of Norway to go to Germany from 1898–99 to train under Karl Köpping (1848-1914) at the Royal Academy of the Arts in Berlin.[3]
Careeredit
On 1 October 1899 the class for etching at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry was established. Nordhagen was the school director for the next 20 years. In 1908, he was one of the co-founders of the Norwegian Association for Graphic Art.
Nordhagen is one of the few to have received the King's Medal of Merit (Kongens fortjenstmedalje) from two different kings. He received the first (in silver) from King Oscar II of Sweden in 1892, and (in gold) from King Haakon VII of Norway in 1929. He also received several medals and recognition from exhibitions around the World. In his later years he often visited Veldre, where he had a vacation house until 1937. Even after selling that, he often visited acquaintances in the community to make sketches and studies for later artistic work. Nordhagen had an enormous graphic production (lithography and etchings), but also drawings and paintings, his artistic and productive career spanned over 80 years.[4][5]
Personal lifeedit
In 1882, he married Christine Magdalene Brochmann Johansen (1858–1933). He was the father of botanist Rolf Nordhagen and architect Olaf Nordhagen as well as the grandfather of art historian Per Jonas Nordhagen. He died on 28 August 1956, 100 years old.[2][6][7][8]
Legacyedit
Many of Nordhagen's motifs were from Ringsaker and Veldrebygda including portraits of both famous and unknown persons, of local community originals, clothing, work situations, interiors and building customs. In 1988, the Veldre Historical Society (Veldre Historielag) published a richly illustrated book on the graphic artist Nordhagen in which the author describes the artist's adolescence and artistic life. The society has also over the years acquired quite a lot of etchings and one big painting from Nordhagen's substantial production. Some of Nordhagen's motifs have been also published as postcards.[1][9]
Referencesedit
^ abTrine Nordkvelle. "Johan Nordhagen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^ abHelliesen, Sidsel. "Johan Nordhagen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
^Jorunn Sanstøl Wollebæk; Svein Olav Hoff (20 February 2017). "Johan Nordhagen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
^Jorunn Sanstøl Wollebæk & Svein Olav Hoff (20 February 2017). "Johan Nordhagen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^"Kongens fortjenstmedalje". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^Rolf Y. Berg. "Rolf Nordhagen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^Øivind Lunde. "Olaf Nordhagen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^Trond Indahl. "Per Jonas Nordhagen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
^"Veldre historielag". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
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Other sourcesedit
Odd Haakensveen (1988) Johan Nordhagen. Grafikerens liv og kunst (Veldre historielag) ISBN82-99036-1-19
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Johan Nordhagen 23 March 1856 28 August 1956 was a Norwegian painter graphic artist educator and school administrator 1 Johan Nordhagen c 1935 Contents 1 Childhood 2 Training 3 Career 4 Personal life 5 Legacy 6 References 7 Other sourcesChildhood editJohan Nordhagen was born in Veldre in the Ringsaker municipality of Hedmark Norway He was the son of Ole Johansen 1816 73 and Ahlis Hansdatter Nordhagen 1830 91 He grew up in Nordhagen on a farm called Flisaker His father was from Grue and was of Finnish descent He worked as a cartwheel maker His mother was from Veldre He grew up in poverty Nordhagen drew a lot in his childhood and was often told to do something useful instead It was just a coincidence that Nordhagen in his youth made contact with persons who helped him making a career in art Around the age of 17 he came to Kristiania now Oslo and started working in the bookstore of the Luther Foundation Lutherstiftelsen 2 Training editPeople noticed his talent for drawing and it was arranged that he should study at the Royal School of Drawing with sculptors Julius Middelthun and Mathias Skeibrok Later he was employed by the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority then known as Norges Geografiske Oppmaling as lithographer and terrain drawer He won two scholarships including the Houens legat in 1887 which enabled him to travel to study abroad first to Copenhagen and then to Paris In Norway there was no art printing expertise so a committee was established to work towards establishing a study of graphic art at the Arts and Crafts School Kunst og handverksskolen Nordhagen s background in lithographic portraits and etching made him the obvious leader and teacher of this education In 1897 he got a substantial grant from the Parliament of Norway to go to Germany from 1898 99 to train under Karl Kopping 1848 1914 at the Royal Academy of the Arts in Berlin 3 Career editOn 1 October 1899 the class for etching at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry was established Nordhagen was the school director for the next 20 years In 1908 he was one of the co founders of the Norwegian Association for Graphic Art Nordhagen is one of the few to have received the King s Medal of Merit Kongens fortjenstmedalje from two different kings He received the first in silver from King Oscar II of Sweden in 1892 and in gold from King Haakon VII of Norway in 1929 He also received several medals and recognition from exhibitions around the World In his later years he often visited Veldre where he had a vacation house until 1937 Even after selling that he often visited acquaintances in the community to make sketches and studies for later artistic work Nordhagen had an enormous graphic production lithography and etchings but also drawings and paintings his artistic and productive career spanned over 80 years 4 5 Personal life editIn 1882 he married Christine Magdalene Brochmann Johansen 1858 1933 He was the father of botanist Rolf Nordhagen and architect Olaf Nordhagen as well as the grandfather of art historian Per Jonas Nordhagen He died on 28 August 1956 100 years old 2 6 7 8 Legacy editMany of Nordhagen s motifs were from Ringsaker and Veldrebygda including portraits of both famous and unknown persons of local community originals clothing work situations interiors and building customs In 1988 the Veldre Historical Society Veldre Historielag published a richly illustrated book on the graphic artist Nordhagen in which the author describes the artist s adolescence and artistic life The society has also over the years acquired quite a lot of etchings and one big painting from Nordhagen s substantial production Some of Nordhagen s motifs have been also published as postcards 1 9 References edit a b Trine Nordkvelle Johan Nordhagen Store norske leksikon Retrieved March 1 2018 a b Helliesen Sidsel Johan Nordhagen In Helle Knut ed Norsk biografisk leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 26 December 2010 Jorunn Sanstol Wollebaek Svein Olav Hoff 20 February 2017 Johan Nordhagen Norsk kunstnerleksikon Retrieved April 1 2018 Jorunn Sanstol Wollebaek amp Svein Olav Hoff 20 February 2017 Johan Nordhagen Norsk kunstnerleksikon Retrieved March 1 2018 Kongens fortjenstmedalje lokalhistoriewiki no Retrieved March 1 2018 Rolf Y Berg Rolf Nordhagen Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved March 1 2018 Oivind Lunde Olaf Nordhagen Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved March 1 2018 Trond Indahl Per Jonas Nordhagen Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved March 1 2018 Veldre historielag lokalhistoriewiki no Retrieved March 1 2018 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johan Nordhagen Other sources editOdd Haakensveen 1988 Johan Nordhagen Grafikerens liv og kunst Veldre historielag ISBN 82 99036 1 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johan Nordhagen amp oldid 1176903287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
