Carl E. Paulsen

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

Carl E. Paulsen
Born(1896-07-31)July 31, 1896
Kristiania, Norway
DiedNovember 11, 1973(1973-11-11) (aged 77)
Tønsberg, Norway
OccupationSculptor

Education

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

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

Tønsberg

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
  • 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

Other locations

References
  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. July 2011. p. 42. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  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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