Emil Lie
Emil Lie (29 July 1897 – 3 August 1976) was a Norwegian sculptor. Lie was born in Berchtesgaden to novelist Bernt Lie and Hedvig Mariboe Aubert. He was married three times, and among his fathers-in-law were ship owner Lars Christensen and writer Helge Krog.
Also recorded as Emil Carl Jonas Lie
Emil Lie
Oslo Museum: image no. OB.F06179c (Byhistorisk samling), via oslobilder.no. · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Emil Lie
- Born
- 29 July 1897
- Birthplace
- Berchtesgaden, Germany
- Died
- 3 August 1976
- Occupation
- Sculptor
- Nationality
- Norway
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Emil Lie appears in the authority records of the Getty Union List of Artist Names as a sculptor (1897 – 1976).
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Emil Lie was born in 1897. Emil Lie died in 1976.
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His works include decorations of Rådhusplassen outside the in Oslo City Hall, and several portrait busts and sculptures. He chaired Norsk Billedhuggerforening from 1954 to 1957.
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• Name — Emil Lie • Born — 29 July 1897 • Birthplace — Berchtesgaden, Germany • Died — 3 August 1976 • Parents — Bernt Lie • Relatives — Lars Christensen (father-in-law) Helge Krog (father-in-law) • Occupation — Sculptor
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