Johan Brun
Johan Brun (19 October 1922 – 27 April 2021) was a Norwegian photographer.
Johan Brun
Johan Brun / Oslo Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Name
- Johan Brun
- Born
- 19 October 1922
- Birthplace
- Uvdal, Norway
- Died
- 27 April 2021
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- Norwegian
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• Name — Johan Brun • Born — 19 October 1922 • Birthplace — Uvdal, Norway • Died — 27 April 2021 • Occupation — Photographer • Employer — Dagbladet
Personal life
Personal life
Brun was born in Uvdal on 19 October 1922, a son of farmer Henrik Natvig Brun and schoolteacher Brita Bøckmann. In 1954 he married Ingrid Eliassen (born 1931).
Career
Career
Brun worked as photographer for the newspaper Dagbladet from 1948. He became known for his sports pictures, and later, nature pictures. His books include Kapp til Kapp (with Richard Papes; 1956) and Vassfaret (1969; with Per Hohle), and he illustrated a series of historical books by Vera Henriksen.
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Foto av sangeren og artisten Sølvi Wang (1929-2011) i forbindelse med en innspilling av TV-programmet "Slagerparaden" i NRK 2. desember 1960
Johan Brun/Norsk Folkemuseum · Digitalt Museum/Norsk Folkemuseum. Fra Dagbladets negativarkiv som Norsk Folkemuseum overtok i 2003.
The Italian author Italo Calvino (1923-1985) photographed in Oslo, Norway on April 7, 1961 by Johan Brun, a photographer affiliated with the Norwegian newspaper "Dagbladet".
Johan Brun · Oslo Museum/Digitalt Museum
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1922
Johan Brun was born on 19 October 1922.
2021
Johan Brun died on 27 April 2021.
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- 1.Preus, Leif. Johan Brun - 3. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget.
- 2.Norsk nettleksikon. Johan Brun (fotograf). Store norske leksikon.
- 3.Gjennom Vidalen og Vassfaret. 13065873.
- 4.Safari. Øst-afrikanske hverdagsbilder. 46949745.
- 5.Verdenstreet : mennesker og makter i Odins tid. 11953087.
- 6.Hardangervidda. 472821248.
- 7.Telemark dikt og draum. 1028272095.
- 8.Våre bruer. 493465492.
- 9.Norge lys og landskap. 249127676.
- 10.År og dag : Johan Bruns fotografier. 1028425142.
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