Ejner Johansson

Ejner Bainkamp Johansson (7 March 1922 – 28 September 2001) was a Danish art historian, magister of art, writer, and documentary film director. He is also a 1998 N. L. Høyen Medal recipient.[1]

Ejner Johansson
Born
Ejner Bainkamp Johansson

(1922-03-07)7 March 1922
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died28 September 2001(2001-09-28) (aged 79)
NationalityDanish
OccupationArt historian, documentary film director
RelativesScarlett Johansson (granddaughter)

Early life

Ejner Bainkamp Johansson was born in 1922 in Copenhagen. 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.

Career

Johansson got his magister of art in 1956 on art history. In 1967 he 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.[2]

Johansson also assisted the Hirschsprung Collection with several exhibits.[2]

Personal life

Johansson had a son named Karsten Johansson (b. 1943) and through him was the paternal grandfather of actresses Scarlett and Vanessa Johansson and actors 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.[3]

Works

Johansson wrote a large number of cultural and art historical books. Some of them are:

  • Dansk marinemaleri i det nittende aarhundrede (1951)
  • Richard Mortensen (1962) (translated into English and French)[4]
  • Omkring Frederiksholms Kanal (1964)[5]
  • Andersens ansigter (1992)
  • De danske malere i München (1997)[6]

Awards

Johanson received LO's Culture Prize in 1984. He received the N. L. Høyen Medal in 1998.[1]

References
  1. "Yildelinger". Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. "Ejner Johansson". gravsted.dk. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. "Episode 5 | Season 4 Episode Guide | Finding Your Roots". Episode 5 | Season 4 Episode Guide | Finding Your Roots. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. Johansson, Ejner (1 January 1964). Richard Mortensen - Sandhedens Ojeblik (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Hasselbalch. ISBN 9788775510030.
  5. Johansson, Ejner (1964). Omkring Frederiksholms Kanal. Skitser af dansk guldalderkunst. Copenhagen: Hasselbalch.
  6. Johansson, Ejner (1997). De danske malere i München. Et ukendt kapitel i dansk guldalderkunst (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Spektrum.
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