Ejner Bainkamp Johansson (7 March 1922 – 28 September 2001) was a Danish art historian, magister of art, writer, and documentary film director. He is also a 1998 N. L. Høyen Medal recipient.

Early life

Ejner Bainkamp Johansson was born in 1922 in

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. He was the son of a Swedish immigrant (who became a naturalised Danish citizen in 1927), Axel Robert Johansson, (b. 14. June 1897 – 25 January 1968; Copenhagen) from Furuby, Småland, and a Danish mother, Margrethe Hansine Hansen (b. 22 April 1880 – 26 January 1952 in Copenhagen), from Skibby.

Career

Johansson got his magister of art in 1956 on art history. In 1967 he was employed as a television producer in Denmark's Radio with the arts as his specialty. Here he hosted a number of late night programs on art and culture. Johansson also assisted the

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with several exhibits.

Personal life

Johansson had a son named Karsten Johansson (b. 1943) and through him was the paternal grandfather of actresses Scarlett and Vanessa Johansson and Hunter, Adrian and Christian Johansson. According to Scarlett, she knows almost nothing about her grandfather. Even though she visited Denmark, she actually never met him due to his estrangement from her father.

Works

Johansson wrote a large number of cultural and art historical books. Some of them are: * ''Dansk marinemaleri i det nittende aarhundrede'' (1951) * ''Richard Mortensen'' (1962) (translated into English and French) * ''Omkring Frederiksholms Kanal'' (1964) * ''Andersens ansigter'' (1992) * ''De danske malere i München'' (1997)

Awards

Johanson received LO's Culture Prize in 1984. He received the N. L. Høyen Medal in 1998.

References

External links

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Ejner Johansson Obituary
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