| LC control no. | n 84042677 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Tegner, Hans, 1853-1932 |
| Variant(s) | Tegner, Hans, b. 1853 Tegner, Hans Christian Harald, 1853-1932 |
| Associated country | Denmark |
| Birth date | 1853-11-30 |
| Death date | 1932-04-02 |
| Place of birth | Copenhagen (Denmark) |
| Place of death | Fredensborg (Sjælland, Denmark) |
| Field of activity | Illustration of books Art Design |
| Affiliation | Kunstakademiet (Denmark) Bing & Grøndahl KunsthaĚŠndværkerskolen |
| Profession or occupation | Illustrators Artists Designers College teachers |
| Found in | Andersen, H.C. Fairy tales, 1982: title page (Hans Tegner) LC manual authority card (hdg.: Tegner, Hans Christian Harald, 1853- ; usage: Hans Tegner) Fairy tales and stories from Hans Christian Andersen, 2018: title page verso (Hans Tegner; illustrations) Wikipedia, viewed November 13, 2018 (Hans Tegner; Hans Christian Harald Tegner; November 30, 1853 (Copenhagen)-April 2, 1932 (Fredensborg); Danish artist and illustrator, chiefly known for his illustrations of literary works by Hans Christian Andersen and Ludvig Holberg; studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1869 to 1878; his first art exhibition was in 1882, featuring watercolour illustrations of Hans Christian Andersen's story The Tinderbox; from 1883 to 1888, he painted a series of illustrations for the works of Ludvig Holberg; his second great accomplishment was his exquisite illustrations produced for the so-called international selection of Andersen's fairy tales, finished in 1901; he was made professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1897; he illustrated a number of other books, as well as postal stamps, and the first 5-Danish krone note in 1898; he was the leader of KunsthaĚŠndværkerskolen (a part of what is now Danmarks Designskole) from 1901 to 1917, and chief designer at porcelain manufacturer Bing & Grøndahl from 1907 to 1932) |
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