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Henning Engelsen (5 February 1918 – 8 September 2005) was a Norwegian woodcarver and illustrator.
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From the start his idea was to create a world of wood carved figures that radiate joy and humanity and inspire us to rise above the ordinary. His rich and manifold production counts hundreds of different motives, illustrating animal life, myths and Norwegian folklore. During the 1950s and 1960s HENNING grew steadily and was soon to be the leading enterprise on the Norwegian souvenir market, exporting figurines to all over the world. At the time, Engelsen had more than 25 craftsmen working in his studio. He ran HENNING with great success until 1988. Two of his three daughters; Christl Engelsen, Angelina Engelsen and his son-in-law, Bjarne Espedal, are now running the workshop, keeping Engelsens manifold production alive. His third daughter is the sculptor Elena Engelsen, who was married to sculptor and graphic artist Per Ung (1933–2013).
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Henning Engelsen (5 February 1918 – 8 September 2005) was a Norwegian woodcarver and illustrator.
Biography
Henning Engelsen was born atSandefjord
Sandefjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Sandefjord ...
in Vestfold
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, Norway.
He started his woodcarving career in 1947 in a small workshop at Toten
Toten is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten.
The combined population of Toten is approximately 27,000. The largest town ...
in the eastern part of Norway
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, where he founded the wood carving companHENNING
From the start his idea was to create a world of wood carved figures that radiate joy and humanity and inspire us to rise above the ordinary. His rich and manifold production counts hundreds of different motives, illustrating animal life, myths and Norwegian folklore. During the 1950s and 1960s HENNING grew steadily and was soon to be the leading enterprise on the Norwegian souvenir market, exporting figurines to all over the world. At the time, Engelsen had more than 25 craftsmen working in his studio. He ran HENNING with great success until 1988. Two of his three daughters; Christl Engelsen, Angelina Engelsen and his son-in-law, Bjarne Espedal, are now running the workshop, keeping Engelsens manifold production alive. His third daughter is the sculptor Elena Engelsen, who was married to sculptor and graphic artist Per Ung (1933–2013).
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Engelsen, Henning Norwegian woodcarvers 20th-century Norwegian illustrators 21st-century Norwegian illustrators 20th-century Norwegian sculptors 21st-century Norwegian sculptors 2005 deaths 1918 births People from Sandefjord