Solveig Muren Sanden (17 April 1918 – 23 November 2013) was a Norwegian illustrator and

comics artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the literar ...

. She was born in

Vrådal Vrådal (historically spelled ''Wraadahl'') is a village area in Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the northern end of the lake Nisser and the eastern end of the lake Vråvatn. The economy is based ...

Kviteseid Kviteseid is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Vest-Telemark and Upper Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kviteseidbyen. Other villages in Kviteseid ...

. She published her first illustration in the children's magazine ''

Norsk Barneblad ''Norsk Barneblad'' ( Norwegian: ''the Norwegian Children’s Magazine'') is a Norwegian children's magazine, issued monthly in Nynorsk. It was founded by Kristen Stalleland in 1887, under the name ''Sysvorti'', was renamed to ''Norskt Barneblad ...

'' in 1932. She is known for the comics series ''Tuss og Troll'' and ''

Smørbukk ''Smørbukk'' is a Norwegian comic strip. It was started in 1938 by text writer Andreas Haavoll and illustrator Jens R. Nilssen. The first Smørbukk story was based on the fairytale Buttercup (fairy tale), Buttercup collected by Asbjørnsen and M ...

''. In 1973 she was the first recipient of

Norwegian Ministry of Culture The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Equality (; short name ''Kultur- og likestillingsdepartementet'') is responsible for cultural policy, regulations and other matters related to the media and sports, and equality and non-discrimination. ...

's comics prize. A bronze sculpture of "Smørbukk", made by Trygve Barstad, was unveiled in Vrådal in 2012.

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* 1918 births 2013 deaths People from Kviteseid 20th-century Norwegian illustrators 21st-century Norwegian illustrators Norwegian magazine illustrators Norwegian comics artists Norwegian female comics artists Norwegian women illustrators {{norway-artist-stub