Joseph Grimeland
Joseph Grimeland (2 January 1916 – 10 October 2002) was a Norwegian sculptor.
Joseph Grimeland
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- Born
- 1916 · Oslo Municipality.
- Died
- 2002
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Education
- Oslo National Academy of the Arts
- Honours
- King's Medal of Merit in Gold · Ingeborg and Per Palle Storm's honorary award · Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav
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Joseph Grimeland (2 January 1916 – 10 October 2002) was a Norwegian sculptor.
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Joseph Grimeland (1916–2002) was a Norwegian sculptor. The sculptor was born in Oslo Municipality. Joseph Grimeland studied at Oslo National Academy of the Arts. The sculptor received Ingeborg and Per Palle Storm's honorary award and King's Medal of Merit in Gold.
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Grimeland was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Bertel Andreas Grimeland (1875–1966) and Margaret Thomas (1889–1963). He attended private school at Grimelandskolen in Asker which his father had founded and where he served as head master. In 1933, he entered the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts (Statens kunstakademi) where he had Wilhelm Rasmussen as an instructor. He debuted at the Autumn Exhibition (Høstutstillingen) in 1935. Among his sculptures were Naken gutt from 1939 at the National Gallery of Norway and Oslopiken from 1951 at the Oslo City Hall. After the end of German occupation of Norway during World War II, he designed a number of war memorial. In 1946, he created a war monument (Krigsminnesmerket) in granite at Nordre Skøyen in Oslo. In 1980, his monument to Norwegian ships and sailors (Krigsseilermonumentet) was unveiled at Bygdøy peninsula in the district of Frogner of Oslo. During the course of his career, he portrayed Hieronymus Heyerdahl (1950), Ole Reistad (1958), Bokken Lasson (1962), Anders Jahre (1975), Sigrid Undset (1977), Kirsten Flagstad (1981), Arnulf Øverland (1968) and Olaf Bull (1989). He also made stage decorations for Nationaltheatret. He chaired the Norwegian Sculptors' Association from 1974 to 1978.
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1916
Joseph Grimeland was born on 2 January 1916.
2002
Joseph Grimeland died on 10 October 2002.
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• King's Medal of Merit (Kongens fortjenstmedalje) in gold (1950) • Order of St. Olav (1993) • Ingeborg og Per Palle Storms ærespris (1997)
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• Stig Andersen, Odd Nerdrum, Per Ung (1996) Joseph Grimeland (Oslo: Gyldendal)
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- 1.Stig Andersen. Joseph Grimeland. Norsk kunstnerleksikon.
- 2.lokalhistoriewiki.no. Joseph Grimeland.
- 3.Bærum kommune. Grimeland i Strandparken. Jannicke Hagen.
- 4.Oslo Visitor Centre. Nordre Skøyen Manor.
- 5.Det Norske Kongehus. Krigsseilermonumentet 1980.
- 6.Strømodden, Jarle. Joseph Grimeland. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget.
- 7.Norsk nettleksikon. Joseph Grimeland. Store norske leksikon.
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Recognition and collections. Grimeland received King's Medal of Merit in Gold, Ingeborg and Per Palle Storm's honorary award and Knight First Class of the Order of St.
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