Ejner Bainkamp Johansson (7 March 1922 – 28 September 2001) was a Danish art historian, writer, and documentary film director. He was also a 1998 N. L. Høyen Medal recipient.[1]
Ejner Johansson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ejner Bainkamp Johansson 7 March 1922 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 28 September 2001 (aged 79) |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian, documentary film director |
| Relatives | Scarlett Johansson (granddaughter) |
Early life
editEjner Bainkamp Johansson was born in 1922 in Copenhagen. His father, Axel Johansson, had emigrated from Furuby in Kronoberg, Sweden, to Denmark and became a naturalised Danish citizen and married the Dane Margarethe Hansine Hansen.[2] Ejner is a descendant of the Wiesel family from Virestad in Småland, one of the largest Swedish clergy families of the 17th, 18th and 19th century.
Career
editHaving attained his magister of art degree in 1956 and art history in 1967, Johansson was employed as a television producer in Denmark's Radio with the arts as his specialty. Here he hosted a number of late night programs on art and culture.[3]
Johansson also assisted the Hirschsprung Collection with several exhibits.[3]
Personal life
editJohansson had a son named Karsten Johansson (b. 1943) and through him was the paternal grandfather of actresses Scarlett and Vanessa Johansson and Hunter, Adrian and Christian Johansson. According to Scarlett, she knows almost nothing about her grandfather. Even though she visited Denmark, she actually never met him due to his estrangement from her father.[4]
Works
editJohansson wrote a large number of cultural and art historical books. Some of them are:
Awards
editJohanson received LO's Culture Prize in 1984. He received the N. L. Høyen Medal in 1998.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Yildelinger". Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "He was the son of a Swedish immigrant (who became a naturalised Danish citizen in 1927), Axel Robert Johansson, (b. 14. June 1897 – 25 January 1968; Copenhagen) from Furuby, Småland, and a Danish mother, Margrethe Hansine Hansen (b. 22 April 1880 – 26 January 1952 in Copenhagen), from Skibby."- only original research presented on genealogy blogs or sites like geni.com are evident.
- ^ a b "Ejner Johansson". gravsted.dk. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Episode 5 | Season 4 Episode Guide | Finding Your Roots". Episode 5 | Season 4 Episode Guide | Finding Your Roots. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Johansson, Ejner (1 January 1964). Richard Mortensen - Sandhedens Ojeblik (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Hasselbalch. ISBN 9788775510030.
- ^ Johansson, Ejner (1964). Omkring Frederiksholms Kanal. Skitser af dansk guldalderkunst. Copenhagen: Hasselbalch.
- ^ Johansson, Ejner (1997). De danske malere i München. Et ukendt kapitel i dansk guldalderkunst (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Spektrum.
External links
edit- Udgivelser of Ejner Johansson in bibliotek.dk
- Ejner Johansson Obituary
- Ejner Johansson at IMDb