Asger Jorn

Danish artist (1914-1973)
Person human Q83578
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Asger Jorn

Summary

Asger Jorn is a human[1]. Born in Vejrum Parish[2], he… he was born on March 3, 1914[3]. He passed away in Aarhus[4]. He died on May 1, 1973[5]. He worked as a painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], graphic designer[9], and ceramicist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Asger Jorn's place of birth was Vejrum Parish[2].
  • Asger Jorn died in Aarhus[4].
  • Asger Jorn was born on March 3, 1914[3].
  • Asger Jorn died on May 1, 1973[5].
  • Burial took place at Grötlingbo Church[12].
  • Asger Jorn held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[13].
  • Asger Jorn's professions included painter[6].
  • Asger Jorn's professions included sculptor[7].
  • Asger Jorn worked as a printmaker[8].
  • Asger Jorn worked as a graphic designer[9].
  • Asger Jorn's professions included ceramicist[10].
  • Asger Jorn worked as an art theorist[14].
  • Asger Jorn's field of work was visual arts[15].
  • Asger Jorn's field of work was painting[16].
  • Asger Jorn's field of work was ceramic[17].
  • Asger Jorn's field of work was art of sculpture[18].
  • Asger Jorn's field of work was visual arts of Denmark[19].
  • Asger Jorn's field of work was Danish painting[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Asger Jorn is Stalingrad[21].
  • Asger Jorn is recorded as male[22].
  • Asger Jorn's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Asger Jorn's founder is recorded as Situationist International[24].
  • Asger Jorn's founder is recorded as International Movement for an Imaginist Bauhaus[25].
  • Asger Jorn is associated with the COBRA movement[26].
  • Asger Jorn is associated with the Situationist International movement[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DK[29]

  • Began / founded: 1914-03-03[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1973-05-01[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3d5e2060-b668-472e-af7c-cced745f5de3[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Asger Jorn was born in Vejrum Parish[2]. He was born on March 3, 1914[3].

Education

Studied under Aksel Jørgensen[33], a painter[34], 1883–1957[35], of Kingdom of Denmark[36], awarded the Thorvaldsen Medal[37]; Fernand Léger[38], a painter[39], 1881–1955[40], of France[41], specialised in painting[42]; and Immanuel Ibsen[43], a painter[44], 1887–1944[45], of Kingdom of Denmark[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], graphic designer[9], ceramicist[10], and art theorist[14]. Fields of work include visual arts[15], a type of arts[47]; painting[16], a method[48]; ceramic[17], an ethnological term[49]; art of sculpture[18], a type of arts[50]; visual arts of Denmark[19]; and Danish painting[20], a painting of an area[51], in Denmark[52].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Asger Jorn is Stalingrad[21]. Things named for him include Museum Jorn[53], an art museum[54], in Denmark[55], founded in 1965[56].

Death and Burial

Asger Jorn died on May 1, 1973[5]. He passed away in Aarhus[4]. He is buried at Grötlingbo Church[12].

Why It Matters

Asger Jorn ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

He has been cited as an influence by Johannes Holt-Iversen[59], a sculptor[60], b. 1989[61], of Kingdom of Denmark[62].

He is credited with the discovery of three-sided football[63]. Entities named for him include Museum Jorn[53], an art museum[54], in Denmark[55], founded in 1965[56].

FAQs

Where was Asger Jorn born?

Asger Jorn's place of birth was Vejrum Parish[2].

Where did Asger Jorn die?

Asger Jorn died in Aarhus[4].

What did Asger Jorn do for work?

Asger Jorn worked as painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], graphic designer[9], and ceramicist[10].

Who did Asger Jorn influence?

Asger Jorn has been cited as an influence by Johannes Holt-Iversen[59].

What did Asger Jorn discover?

Asger Jorn is credited as discoverer of three-sided football[63].

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  12. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . vanabbemuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [21] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [38] . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [43] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [63] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [53] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation painter, sculptor, printmaker +7
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  2. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder Situationist International, International Movement for an Imaginist Bauhaus
    Copyright representative reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
    Artist files at Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, Frick Art Research Library, Q117794751 +1
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