Thorvald Hellesen: 1888-1937

ISBN-13: 9783897905931 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 272 str.

Dag Blakkisrud; Matthew Drutt; Hilde M?rch

O autorze

Dag Blakkisrud (b. 1963) is a Norwegian writer and cultural worker. His contribution to this book "Tracing Lost Lands" is a mixture of short story and essay, where the author describes his own journey through the life and times of Thorvald Hellesen and his colorful and dramatic friends and benefactors Alice Mary and Eivind Eckbo. Matthew Drutt (b. XXXX) is an American writer and curator who specializes in modern and contemporary art, design, and architecture. His essay "Hellesen and the International Avant-Garde" considers the artist's work in a context well beyond the confines of his own country both in his own time as well as from a contemporary historical perspective. Hilde Mørch (b. 1961) is a Norwegian art historian, author, and curator operating from her own Kunsthistorisk Prosjektsenter (Art Historian Project Center). She focuses on Modernism and contemporary art, specializing in Cubism. Mørch has created exhibitions and written books with special attention on female avant-garde artists. Her essay "Thorvald Hellesen and L´Effort Moderne: Art and Life" presents an overview of the life and works of Thorvald Hellesen and presents his artistic production in the perspective of modern Norwegian art history.