Yngvar Sønnichsen papers, 1896-1937

Title

Yngvar Sønnichsen papers, 1896-1937

Identifier

P0420

Date

1896-1937

Description

Biography, clippings, correspondence, scrapbooks, and pictures dealing with the career of a Norwegian-born artist. Educated in Norway, Belgium, and Paris, Sønnichsen emigrated in 1904. His best known works are his picture panels in the New Brunswick (Canada) church windows, his portraits of Roald Amundsen and Ole Bull, the murals in Seattle's Norway House, and his Alaska landscapes. He is a brother of architect S. Engelhart Sønnichsen.

Extent

0.2 cubic feet (1 half archives box)

Subject

Type

Clippings
Correspondence
Photographic prints
Photograph albums

Citation

Sønnichsen, Yngvar, “Yngvar Sønnichsen papers, 1896-1937,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed April 28, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/16002.