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Bjørn Nørgaard

Danish sculptor (born 1947)
Person human Q879842

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[35]
Date of birth
May 21, 1947
Place of birth
Copenhagen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[9]
Occupation
sculptor, university teacher, film director, painter, graphic artist, filmmaker, performance artist, visual artist, textile artist, illustrator, object artist, installation artist, artist[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Employer
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[21]
Field of work
visual arts, art of sculpture, performance artwork[18][19][20]
Educated at
European Ceramics Work Center
Award received
Prince Eugen Medal, Ingenio et arti, Honorary craftsman, Eckersberg Medal, Thorvaldsen Medal, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog[28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Notable work
The Stone Church, Hesteofringen, Bjørn Nørgaard’s tapestries[25][26][27]
Spouse
Lene Adler Petersen[8]
Genre
abstract art[37]
Work location
Düsseldorf, Copenhagen, 's-Hertogenbosch[40][41][42]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish[43]
Artist files at
European Ceramics Work Center, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
End of work period
2010[45]
Family name
Nørgaard[38]
Given name
Bjørn[39]
Has works in the collection
ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Design Museum Den Bosch, Artscape Nordland
Movement
abstract art[36]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project, Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark, NADD creators
Show all 29 facts +5
P14750
EFAE-E6C8-67F5-4F80-625D
P14883
3674
P14992
Bjørn_Nørgaard
Start of work period
1962[44]
Student
Erik Steffensen, Ivar Tønsberg, Jørgen Carlo Larsen[22][23][24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bjorn Nørgaard en Bjørn Nørgaard cs Bjorn Nørgaard da Bjørn Nørgård es Bjorn Nørgaard es Bjorn Norgaard ko 비에른 뇌르고르 nl Bjorn Norgaard ru Бьёрн Нёргор sv Björn Nörgaard uk Б'єрн Нерґор
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000087806322
VIAF cluster ID
79111598
Library of Congress authority ID
n84186926
GND ID
119040042
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bjorn-nørgaard DSC03359 (cropped).jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID
bjorn-norgaard-37129
AbART person ID
139219, 165645
ArchINFORM person/group ID
8328
Artists of the World ID
00328021
Artsy artist ID
bjorn-norgaard
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
124781761
CVR person ID
4000222041
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DACS ID (2022)
007226
DACS ID (former)
6652b732-414b-e011-937e-00237d073984
DDB person (GND) ID
119040042
DFK Paris person ID
0000027420
Danish National Filmography person ID
2839
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Bjørn_Nørgård
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
NBjoernNoergaard
Danskefilm person ID
16206
Danskfilmogtv person ID
14843
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119040042
DigitaltMuseum ID
021039689621
Discogs artist ID
792444
Europeana entity
agent/base/57873
FAST ID
144972
Freebase ID
/m/09g7s_k
Geni.com profile ID
6000000075956035982
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Bjørn_Nørgaard
IMDb ID
nm0639154
IdRef ID
033751080
JRC Names ID
983404
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119040042
Kinobaza person ID
bjorn-norgaard
KulturNav-ID
e755ca8c-5d73-40cf-a26e-81950bc8e66e
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
337
Lex ID
Bjørn_Nørgaard
Museum-digital ID
69479
MusicBrainz artist ID
3672a0d0-8cb5-4094-985a-bff8aee30a86
NE.se ID
bjorn-norgaard
NL CR AUT ID
jo20191050885
NUKAT ID
n2016086644
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068976887
RKDartists ID
229805
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
84462
SNAC ARK ID
w6t44xh2
TMDB person ID
1693235
Te Papa agent ID
39950
Trap Danmark ID
Bjørn_Nørgaard
Union List of Artist Names ID
500022866
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwtkJ7qV7mqBqtdfmDXh3
Yale LUX ID
person/7ddfad99-e86a-4b5d-a384-46b15ba826bd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 9
film director, painter, sculptor, illustrator, university teacher, filmmaker, visual artist, graphic artist +1 more
Award received 5
Ingenio et arti, Prince Eugen Medal, Eckersberg Medal, Thorvaldsen Medal, Honorary craftsman
Has works in the collection 3
Statens Museum for Kunst, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Artscape Nordland
Field of work 2
art of sculpture, visual arts
Work location 2
Copenhagen, Düsseldorf
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Denmark
Employer 1
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Genre 1
abstract art
Given name 1
Bjørn
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Danish
Movement 1
abstract art
Place of birth 1
Copenhagen
Sex or gender 1
male
Students 1
Hans Pauli Olsen
← FactGrid item ID 1
Oulens-sous-Echallens
← Mb:married 1
Lene Adler Petersen
← Winner 1
Honorary craftsman
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Summary

Bjørn Nørgaard was born on May 21, 1947[1], in Copenhagen[2]. He has worked as a sculptor[3], university teacher[4], film director[5], painter[6], and graphic artist[7].

FAQs

Where was Bjørn Nørgaard born?

Bjørn Nørgaard's place of birth was Copenhagen[2].

Who was Bjørn Nørgaard married to?

Bjørn Nørgaard's spouses include Lene Adler Petersen[8].

What did Bjørn Nørgaard do for work?

Bjørn Nørgaard worked as a sculptor[3], university teacher[4], film director[5], painter[6], and graphic artist[7].

What awards did Bjørn Nørgaard receive?

Honors received include Prince Eugen Medal[28], Ingenio et arti[29], Honorary craftsman[30], and Eckersberg Medal[31].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Denmark Statens Museum for Kunst visual arts

References

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  22. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [33] ↑ . Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender. wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . Modtagere af danske dekorationer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [26] ↑ . Lex. lex.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  43. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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