Carl E. Paulsen

Carl E. Paulsen
Carl E. Paulsen
Born	July 31, 1896; Kristiania, Norway
Died	November 11, 1973 (aged 77); Tønsberg, Norway
Occupation	Sculptor

Carl Edvard Alfonso Paulsen (July 31, 1896 – November 11, 1973)^[1] was a Norwegian sculptor.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Education[edit]

Paulsen received his education as a sculptor at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and with the Danish sculptor Rudolph Tegner in Copenhagen.^[1] He then studied with the French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle.^[5] He also made a number of study trips, including to Belgium, England, France, Italy, and the Netherlands, which influenced his work.^[1]

Career[edit]

In Tønsberg, Paulsen is best known for his enthusiasm for the town. This was particularly evident after he became chairman of the Castle Hill Committee (Slottsfjellkomiteen) a few years after the war. As a guide to the town, he portrayed the old Tønsberg, and he was particularly interested in Princess Christina. He portrayed her life so that the audience gained an impression of her time through his descriptions of scenes, clothing, and individuals.^[6]

Paulsen was honored with the King's Medal of Merit in 1969.^[1] In 1967 the Tønsberg Marketing Association (Tønsberg Markedsforening) selected him for its first Red Rose (Røde rose) award, which is given to individuals, companies, or institutions that have shown ingenuity and initiative in fields that fall under the concept of marketing. When Paulsen died in 1973, he was an honorary pensioner of Tønsberg. Carl E. Paulsen Square (Carl E. Paulsens plass), which is behind today's Farmandstredet shopping center, the former Kremmer House (Kremmerhuset), is named after him.^[7]

Works[edit]

Tønsberg[edit]

There are 13 works by Paulsen in Tønsberg:

Memorial to the merchant Carl Stoltenberg in Stoltenberg Park (Stoltenberg-parken), 1926
Roald Amundsen-monumentet (Roald Amundsen Monument), 1933
Bust of the shipping magnate Wilhelm Wilhelmsen at the Gunnarsbø mansion, 1940
Vækteren (The Watchman) in front of the former Vinmonopolet outlet on Main Street (Storgaten), 1950
Bust of Prime Minister Abraham Berge on Seafront Promenade (Strandpromenaden), 1951
Bust of Major Carsten Bruun on Priest Street (Prestegaten), 1956
Bust of the shipowner Halfdan Wilhelmsen across from the Roald Amundsen Monument, 1961
Førstereisgutten (The Boy's First Journey At Sea) at the Channel Bridge (Kanalbroen), 1963
Pingvinene (The Penguins) on Walking Street (Gågaten), 1967
Monument to the painter Mathias Stoltenberg in Stoltenberg Park, 1971
Bust of King Haakon VII at the county museum, 1972
Bust of the sea captain Christian Nielsen Stranger at the Haugar farm, undated

Nøtterøy[edit]

Bust of the captain and tanker ship inventor Even Tollefsen in the Teie neighborhood on Nøtterøy, 1941
War memorial in the park by Nøtterøy Church
Relief in the Nøtterøy Church porch

Horten[edit]

Oscar Wisting monument, 1938
Leif Welding-Olsen, statue, bronze, 1950
Fountain (figures) in bronze and granite in the square in Horten, 1954

Other locations[edit]

Cort Adeler monument in Brevik, 1922
Bust of Lorens Berg at Kodal Church, 1928
Roald Amundsen monument at Prostneset in Tromsø, 1936
Statue of Otto Sverdrup in Steinkjer, 1957^[8]
Bust of King Haakon VII at Gamlehaugen in Bergen
King's bust in King Haakon's Church in Copenhagen
Relief av King Olav V the Norwegian Seamen's Church in Gothenburg
Monument to Captain Magnus Andersen in Lincoln Park, Chicago^[9]
Bust of the administrative officer Anders Arnoldsøn Rørholt outside the power station at Hvittingfoss

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bjerke, Øivind Storm (2017). "Even Tollefsen". Norsk kunstner-leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved February 13, 2020.
^ Cavanagh, Terry (2007). Public Sculpture of South London. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 454.
^ Parkes, Kineton (1921). Sculpture of To-day. New York: C. Scribner's Sons. p. 308.
^ Kann, Pavel Yakovlevich (1990). Leningrad: A Guide. Moscow: Planeta Publishers. p. 201.
^ Tschudi-Madsen, Stephan Storm (2016). "Antoine Bourdelle". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved February 13, 2020.
^ Solbakken, Tove (2011). "Carl E. Paulsen – patrioten fra den gamle by" (PDF). Folkeminner. 57: 22–24. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
^ "Farmandstredet". Vestfold Blad. No. 28. July 2011. p. 42. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via Issuu.
^ Hegge, Per Egil (1996). Otto Sverdrup: aldri rådløs. Oslo: Stenersen. ISBN 82-7201-198-0.
^ "Lincoln Park's Best and Worst". Chicago Tribune. June 22, 1984. p. 324. Retrieved February 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[NKL-1] Bjerke, Øivind Storm (2017). "Even Tollefsen". Norsk kunstner-leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[2] Cavanagh, Terry (2007). Public Sculpture of South London. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 454.

[3] Parkes, Kineton (1921). Sculpture of To-day. New York: C. Scribner's Sons. p. 308.

[4] Kann, Pavel Yakovlevich (1990). Leningrad: A Guide. Moscow: Planeta Publishers. p. 201.

[5] Tschudi-Madsen, Stephan Storm (2016). "Antoine Bourdelle". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[6] Solbakken, Tove (2011). "Carl E. Paulsen – patrioten fra den gamle by" (PDF). Folkeminner. 57: 22–24. Retrieved February 14, 2020.

[7] "Farmandstredet". Vestfold Blad. No. 28. July 2011. p. 42. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via Issuu.

[8] Hegge, Per Egil (1996). Otto Sverdrup: aldri rådløs. Oslo: Stenersen. ISBN 82-7201-198-0.

[9] "Lincoln Park's Best and Worst". Chicago Tribune. June 22, 1984. p. 324. Retrieved February 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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