Else Hagen
{{short description|Norwegian visual artist}}
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Else Hagen (21 September 1914 – 17 August 2010) was a Norwegian visual artist.
Life and career
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Born in Eydehavn on 21 September 1914, Hagen was married to Arne E. Holm. She is known for her large decorations in public areas. Among her works are decorations in Stortinget, Tromsø Airport, the University Library in Bergen, the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, and Postgirobygget.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Else Hagen |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Glenny |last=Alfsen |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Else_Hagen |language=Norwegian |accessdate=22 May 2015 }}{{cite encyclopedia|title=Else Hagen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|first=Frode Ernst |last=Haverkamp |authorlink= |editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Else_Hagen |language=Norwegian|accessdate=22 May 2015}}
When she won the competition to decorate Nøtterøy Realskole (now Borgheim School) in 1950, she became the first female artist to receive a public decoration commission in Norway.{{cite web|access-date=2021-03-08|date=2016-07-01|first=Einar|language=nb-NO|surname=Wexelsen|title=Else Hagens utsmykking på Borgheim skole – Storsatsing og pionérånd|url=https://www.notteroyhistorielag.no/else-hagens-utsmykking-pa-borgheim-skole-storsatsing-og-pionerand/|work=Nøtterøy Historielag}}
She is represented at the National Museum of Norway with the paintings {{lang|no|Perleporten}} (1950s), {{lang|no|Hemmeligheter}} (1953), {{lang|no|Hårvask}} (1954), {{lang|no|Sydfransk natt}} (1954) {{lang|no|Prestekrave}} (1957), {{lang|no|Kastevind}} (1974), {{lang|no|Masker}} (c.1981), and {{lang|no|Bundet}} (1989), in addition to prints and drawings.{{Cite web |title=Else Hagen
|url=https://www.nasjonalmuseet.no/samlingen/produsent/55364/else-hagen?
|website=nasjonalmuseet.no |access-date=7 March 2025 |language=no }}
The ambulating exhibition Else Hagen: Mellom mennesker was shown in Oslo, Trondheim, Stavanger and Kristiansand during 2024 and 2025, a collaboration between the National Museum, Kunstsilo, and art museums in Stavanger and Trondheim.{{Cite news |title=Fra det briljante til det banale |first=Mona Pahle |last=Bjerke |date=2 July 2024
|url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/anmeldelse_-_else-hagen.-mellom-mennesker_-1.16921864 |work=NRK |access-date=7 March 2025 |language=no}}{{Cite news |title=Får plass i Kunstsilo: Ein av våre største |first=Lina Angelique Nodland |last=Bullen |date=26 February 2025
|url=https://www.nrk.no/sorlandet/else-hagen-utstilling-opnar-i-kunstsilo-1.17316421 |work=NRK |access-date=7 March 2025 |language=no}}
Hagen died in Oslo on 17 August 2010, at the age of 95.
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