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Olaf Lange

Olaf Lange was a Norwegian painter, graphic artist and illustrator (1875–1965). He was born at Stavanger.

Also recorded as Olaf Helliesen Lange.

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Identity

What the record establishes about Olaf Lange.

Plantation Overseer and his Field Hands, Mississippi Delta is dated 1936, printed 1936-37 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2016.341). Artistic forms occurring in nature. Colour lithographs by A. Giltsch after E. Haeckel, 1899-1904. is dated 1899-1904 and held by Wellcome Collection. Black Maria, Oakland, from the series "Public Defender" is dated 1957, printed 1965 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2013.1220). Migrant Mother, Nipoma, California is dated 1936, printed later and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2008.421). Corner of a Kitchen of a Tobacco Sharecropper is dated 1935/36 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1991.1169). Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California is dated 1936, printed 1971 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2013.1558).

The Art Institute of Chicago records 5 objects associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 1 object associated with this heading. Olaf Lange is recorded as painter, graphic artist and illustrator. Olaf Lange is recorded with the citizenship of Norway. Open Library catalogues 4 works under this name.

Works and catalogued output

The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 1 work under this heading. Open Library catalogues 4 works under this heading.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Lange, Olaf, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1875Olaf Lange born at Stavanger.
  2. 1899Artistic forms occurring in nature. Colour lithographs by A. Giltsch after E. Haeckel, 1899-1904. is dated 1899-1904 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  3. 1935Corner of a Kitchen of a Tobacco Sharecropper is dated 1935/36 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1991.1169).
  4. 1936Plantation Overseer and his Field Hands, Mississippi Delta is dated 1936, printed 1936-37 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2016.341).
  5. 1936Migrant Mother, Nipoma, California is dated 1936, printed later and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2008.421).
  6. 1936Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California is dated 1936, printed 1971 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2013.1558).
  7. 1936Migrant Mother, Nipoma, California (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  8. 1936Plantation Overseer and his Field Hands, Mississippi Delta (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  9. 1957Black Maria, Oakland, from the series "Public Defender" is dated 1957, printed 1965 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2013.1220).
  10. 1965Olaf Lange died at Stavanger.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Lange, Olaf, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Olaf Lange (Internet Archive), 4 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Olaf Lange as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Olaf Lange.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Olaf Lange.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    “Olaf Lange”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q7082977: Olaf Lange

    authority record · Unverified · Wikidata

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