Else Hagen

Else Hagen studied at Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts. Training under Jean Heiberg, Axel Revold and Georg Jacobsen is recorded. The recorded working language is Norwegian. The field of work recorded is lithography, mosaic and painting. Residence is recorded at Ekely. Works named in the authority record are Parliament of Norway Building. Work by Else Hagen is recorded in the collections of National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Stenersen, Bergen Billedgalleri, Eydehavnmuseet and National Library of Norway. Distinctions recorded are Ulrik Hendriksens Honorary Award.

• Name — Else Hagen • Born — 21 September 1914 • Birthplace — Eydehavn, Norway • Died — 17 August 2010 • Place of death — Oslo • Occupation — Visual artist • Spouse — Arne E. Holm

• Illustration — Oil painting by Hagen • Illustration — Metal relief wall decorations from the Storting building Born in Eydehavn on 21 September 1914, Hagen was married to Arne E. Holm. She is known for her large decorations in public areas. Among her works are decorations in Stortinget, Tromsø Airport, the University Library in Bergen, the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, and Postgirobygget. When she won the competition to decorate Nøtterøy Realskole (now Borgheim School) in 1950, she became the first female artist to receive a public decoration commission in Norway. She is represented at the National Museum of Norway with the paintings Perleporten (1950s), Hemmeligheter (1953), Hårvask (1954), Sydfransk natt (1954) Prestekrave (1957), Kastevind (1974), Masker (c.1981), and Bundet (1989), in addition to prints and drawings. The ambulating exhibition Else Hagen: Mellom mennesker was shown in Oslo, Trondheim, Stavanger and Kristiansand during 2024 and 2025, a collaboration between the National Museum, Kunstsilo, and art museums in Stavanger and Trondheim. Hagen died in Oslo on 17 August 2010, at the age of 95.