Olav Christopher Jenssen

Olav Christopher Jenssen was a Norwegian association football player, painter, university teacher, sculptor, draftsperson and graphic artist (born 1954). He was born at Sortland.

Olav Christopher Jenssen in brief

Born
1954
Known for
association football player, painter, university teacher, sculptor, draftsperson and artist
Place of birth
Sortland
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Recognition and collections

Olav Christopher Jenssen received Prince Eugen Medal, Henrik Steffens Prize and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎. Work by Olav Christopher Jenssen is held by Finnish National Gallery, Museum of Modern Art and National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.

Catalogued works

21 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1981 to 2008.

From the series Lack of Memory: Lapidary, dated 1991, held by Finnish National Gallery, inventory N-1992-238. Panorama / Begonia, dated 2008, held by Finnish National Gallery, inventory N-2010-74. Five Daily Temperaments II, dated 1987, held by Finnish National Gallery, inventory A V 4888:2. Five Daily Temperaments IV, dated 1987, held by Finnish National Gallery, inventory A V 4888:4. Aphasia, from the series Lack of Memory, dated 1990, held by Finnish National Gallery, inventory N-1993-184. Five Daily Temperaments III, dated 1987, held by Finnish National Gallery, inventory A V 4888:3. Five Daily Temperaments V, dated 1987, held by Finnish National Gallery, inventory A V 4888:5. From the series Lack of Memory: Serpentine, dated 1992, held by Finnish National Gallery, inventory N-1992-239. Five Daily Temperaments I, dated 1987, held by Finnish National Gallery, inventory A V 4888:1. Recognize (Friendliness), dated 1992, held by National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, inventory MS-02498-1992. Schlawiner, dated 1984, held by National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, inventory MS-01849-1988. From Nowhere, held by National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, inventory MS-02618-1988. Lack of Memory, held by National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, inventory MS-02497-1992. Jig, dated 1990, held by National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, inventory NMK.2015.0254. Issue, held by National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, inventory NMK.2015.0255. Portrait of the Artist Kjell Erik Killi Olsen, dated 1981, held by National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, inventory NMK.2005.0269. Florentinsk tundra III, held by National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, inventory MS-02617-1988. Palindrome no. 6, dated 2000, held by National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, inventory MS-04368-2000. Olav Christopher Jenssen. Estimation. Ventetid =.

In public collections

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

Finnish National Gallery: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Jenssen, Olav Christopher, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Liv på lerretet - Et møte med Olav Christopher Jenssen, Samtiden, 2012.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1028015712). Those registers additionally record the form Exhibition Olav Christopher Jenssen - Enigma. Works 1985 - 2012 (2012-2013 : Herford).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 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 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Norwegian.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Oslo and Berlin. Employment is recorded with Braunschweig University of Art.

Work by Olav Christopher Jenssen is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery, Museum of Modern Art and National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.

Distinctions recorded are Prince Eugen Medal, Henrik Steffens Prize and Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎.

Chronology

  1. 1954Olav Christopher Jenssen born at Sortland.
  2. 1987Five Daily Temperaments II (Finnish National Gallery).
  3. 1987Five Daily Temperaments IV (Finnish National Gallery).
  4. 1987Five Daily Temperaments III (Finnish National Gallery).
  5. 1990Aphasia, from the series Lack of Memory (Finnish National Gallery).
  6. 1991From the series Lack of Memory: Lapidary (Finnish National Gallery).
  7. 2008Panorama / Begonia (Finnish National Gallery).

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.

    Jenssen, Olav Christopher, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Liv på lerretet - Et møte med Olav Christopher Jenssen, Samtiden, 2012

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Olav Christopher Jenssen (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q4019952: Olav Christopher Jenssen

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  5. 5.

    “Olav Christopher Jenssen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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