Eivind Nielsen

Gamlingen fortæller by Eivind Nielsen

Norsk Billedbog for Börn, Ny Samling (1890), with the motif "Kjerringa med staven"

Eivind Nielsen (18 June 1864 – 13 July 1939) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and teacher.

He was born in Haugesund. His breakthrough as illustrator was the children's book Norsk Billedbog for Børn by Elling Holst from 1888, which is regarded as the first colored picture book in Norway. The book became widely popular and has been reprinted numerous times (the 17th edition was issued in 1998). He also illustrated the sequels from 1890 and 1903. In total he illustrated 38 books. He is also known for his ceiling decorations in the Nationaltheatret. He lectured at the Statens Håndverks- og Kunstindustriskole from 1890 to 1934.^[1][2]

References

1. Hassel, Marit. "Eivind Nielsen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Eivind Nielsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 July 2014.