Oskar_J._W._Hansen

Oskar J. W. Hansen

Oskar J. W. Hansen

American sculptor

Oskar J. W. Hansen (March 12, 1892[2] – August 31, 1971[3]) was a Norwegian-born, naturalized American sculptor. He is most associated with the design of many of the sculptures on and around the Hoover Dam.[3][4]

Memorial at Hoover Dam, commemorating 112 deaths during its construction. Inscription: They died to make the desert bloom[1]

Biography

Oskar Johan Waldemar Hansen was born at Langenes in Øksnes, Nordland, Norway. Before coming to America, he served as a merchant seaman. He later served in the United States Army. In the late 1930s or early 1940s, Hansen built a home and artist's studio on property near Ashcroft outside Charlottesville, Virginia.[4] [5] [6]

Selected works

  • Winged Figures of the Republic - Nevada side of Hoover Dam
  • Winged Figures of the Republic - Nevada side of Hoover Dam
  • Wings - main lobby of the Rand Tower in Minneapolis, MN
  • Beyond the Cherubim (1964)
  • Sculptures at Hoover Dam (1960)

References

  1. [1]
    "Bureau of Reclamation: Lower Colorado Region - Hoover Dam: Artwork". Archived from the original on 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-10-20. Bureau of Reclamation: "Artwork"
  2. [2]
    "Oskar Hansen". Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Oskar Hansen, 79, ‘Liberty’ Sculptor, Obituary, New York Times, September 3, 1971.
  4. [4]
    Biography of Oskar J. W. Hansen (pakalahau.wordpress)
  5. [5]
    La Maison Eternelle—Oskar Hansen’s Pantops Home (Kris Bean. Ashcroft News. Vol. II, No. 3 September, 2007)
  6. [6]
    Oskar J. W. Hansen (liveauctioneers)
  7. [7]
    "Modernity and the Hoover Dam".
  8. [8]
    Historic Rand Tower (Paradigm)
  9. [9]
    Yorktown Victory Monument, Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum[dead link]
  • Hiltzik, Michael (2010) Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century (New York: Simon and Schuster) ISBN 9781439181584


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