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Archives of American Art
Ejnar Hansen papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hansejna
- Creators:
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Hansen, Ejnar, 1884-1965
- Dates:
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1904-1984
- Languages:
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Family letters are in Danish.
- Physical Description:
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2 Linear feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Biographical data; correspondence (1.5 ft.), 1904-1974, including letters between Ejnar and his wife Helga, and from their son Jorgen, Christmas cards, correspondence with artists, friends, galleries, museums and universities regarding shows and the Southern California art scene, including letters from Jarvis Barlow, Nelbert Chouinard and Francis de Erdely, sympathy cards sent after Ejnar's death, letters to Helga from her grandson, Todd Moore, and ca. 50 rough drafts of letters by Ejnar;
Scope and Contents
5 daybooks, 1947-1951, containing brief diary-like entries; 5 sketches, undated; a file on the Lovelock Mural Competition, 1939-1941, containing correspondence, writings, business records and blueprints; 2 transcripts, undated, of radio interviews of Hansen (4 p.), and Hansen with other Los Angeles artists (9 p.); printed material, including clippings, 1935-1966, exhibition announcements, 1955-1959, and a catalog, 1984; and a photograph, undated, of a print by Hansen, 1898.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Painter; Pasadena, California. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hansen studied at the Teknisk Skole and the Royal Academy of Art (1903-1910) while working as a journeyman painter. Arrived in Chicago in 1914, and moved to Pasadena in 1925. Taught at Otis Art Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute (1937-1940), Pasadena City College, and the Pasadena School of Fine Arts (1952).
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 1986 by Jorgen Hansen, the son of Ejnar Hansen.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Keywords
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Art, American -- California -- Pasadena | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- California -- Pasadena | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Interviews | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Art teachers -- California -- Pasadena | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Painters -- California -- Pasadena | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Watercolorists -- California -- Pasadena | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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