Dines Carlsen (March 28, 1901 – October 1, 1966)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''.

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. was an American

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painter. He was a student at, and later a member of, the

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. He also exhibited frequently at the

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. He was known particularly for his

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paintings, and in his memory his wife established the Emil and Dines Carlsen Award to recognize the Academy's best still life painter annually.

Biography

Carlsen was born in New York City on March 28, 1901, the son of the well-known

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artist

Emil Carlsen Soren Emil Carlsen (October 19, 1853 – January 2, 1932, New York City, U.S.) was an American Impressionist painter who emigrated to the United States from Denmark. He became known for his still lifes. Later in his career, Carlsen expanded his r ...

. Carlsen was homeschooled by his parents. His mother taught him academic subjects and his father instructed him in art. Consequently, his paintings bear a marked resemblance to his father's work. He began exhibiting with the prestigious

in 1915 and he won the Julius Hallgarten Prize twice, in 1919 and 1923. He became an Associate of the National Academy in 1922 and a full member of the National Academy of Design in 1942. Dines Carlsen divided his time between his family's New York home and studio and their home in

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until his father's death in 1933. Thereafter, he lived in Falls River and wintered in

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. Carlsen taught students privately in his home. He exhibited his work with the artist's cooperative

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and had solo exhibitions in 1946, 1950 and 1954. In 1951, he married Florence Gulick Shaw in West Orange,

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. Carlsen died on October 1, 1966 at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City, and was survived by his wife, Florence. Following his death in 1966, Grand Central mounted a dual exhibition of his and his father's work.

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Artwork by Dines Carlsen
1901 births 1966 deaths 20th-century American painters American male painters American people of Danish descent Painters from New York City National Academy of Design people People from Canaan, Connecticut People from Summerville, South Carolina 20th-century American male artists {{US-painter-1900s-stub