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1880 Moss, Norway - 1940 New York City. Known for: New England coastals and New York city scene painitng.
Jonas Lie: Norwegian Silver in the American Melting Pot (1). by Dina Tolfsby, Curator of the Norwegian-American Collection,. National Library of Norway. Jonas Lie (1880-1940) became one of the... Read full biography
Jonas Lie: Norwegian Silver in the American Melting Pot (1). by Dina Tolfsby, Curator of the Norwegian-American Collection,. National Library of Norway. Jonas Lie (1880-1940) became one of the best-known American landscape painters in his lifetime. (2) When he arrived in New York at the age of 13,... Read full biography
Jonas Lie: Norwegian Silver in the American Melting Pot (1). by Dina Tolfsby, Curator of the Norwegian-American Collection,. National Library of Norway. Jonas Lie (1880-1940) became one of the best-known American landscape painters in his lifetime. (2) When he arrived in New York at the age of 13, he got an American education and art training. Although he took an active part in Norwegian-American activities, he was regarded as an American artist even though most American publications mention... Read full biography
Jonas Lie: Norwegian Silver in the American Melting Pot (1). by Dina Tolfsby, Curator of the Norwegian-American Collection,. National Library of Norway. Jonas Lie (1880-1940) became one of the best-known American landscape painters in his lifetime. (2) When he arrived in New York at the age of 13, he got an American education and art training. Although he took an active part in Norwegian-American activities, he was regarded as an American artist even though most American publications mention that he is Norwegian-born. His Norwegian background meant a lot to him. He visited the country of his birth several times and worked as a bridge builder between his native and adopted country. Like Ole Bull in the nineteenth century, he contributed to... Read full biography
Jonas Lie: Norwegian Silver in the American Melting Pot (1). by Dina Tolfsby, Curator of the Norwegian-American Collection,. National Library of Norway. Jonas Lie (1880-1940) became one of the best-known American landscape painters in his lifetime. (2) When he arrived in New York at the age of 13, he got an American education and art training. Although he took an active part in Norwegian-American activities, he was regarded as an American artist even though most American publications mention that he is Norwegian-born. His Norwegian background meant a lot to him. He visited the country of his birth several times and worked as a bridge builder between his native and adopted country. Like Ole Bull in the nineteenth century, he contributed to putting Norway on the map in America. Paradoxically, hardly anyone has heard about the... Read full biography
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Jonas Lie: Norwegian Silver in the American Melting Pot (1)
by Dina Tolfsby, Curator of the Norwegian-American Collection,
National Library of Norway
Jonas Lie (1880-1940) became one of the best-known American landscape painters in his lifetime. (2) When he arrived in New York at the age of 13, he got an American education and art training. Although he took an active part in Norwegian-American activities, he was regarded as an American artist even though most American publications mention that he is Norwegian-born. His Norwegian background meant a lot to him. He visited the country of his birth several times and worked as a bridge builder between his native and adopted country.&nbs...But wait, there's more...
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