Halvard Storm

Halvard Storm (August 10, 1877 - May 7, 1964) was a 20th-century Norwegian artist.

Halvard Storm Headstone, Photo by Tara Dolgner
Fra Akershus, 1930, Halvard Storm

Biography

Storm was born in Kristiania (Oslo) to professor Johan Storm and Louise Bruun and was christened on September 2, 1877.[1] He immigrated to the United States in 1901 and lived in the vibrant Norwegian-American enclave of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York.[2] He married Martha Louise Trilseth (born May 29, 1877, Eidsvoll, Norway) on February 10, 1906 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Brooklyn.[3] Storm registered for the US World War I draft in September 1918 as all eligible men were required to register regardless of citizenship.[4] In the 1920s, he returned to Norway to live, but he traveled to the United States many times during subsequent decades.[5] Storm's wife died on August 28, 1941, and he later married Sigrid Roscher (1888-1964). Storm died on May 7, 1964 and is buried alongside his parents, three brothers, and both wives in Oslo’s Vestre Gravlund.[6]

Artist

Storm is most well known for his etchings of Norwegian landscapes, towns, and architecture. He also etched portraits and illustrated books. Two of his pieces, "Sam’s Point, Cragsmoor" and "Cragsmoor," were exhibited at the 1920 Society of Independent Artists in New York.[7] In the 1940s, Storm’s art was shown in New York and Minneapolis, as well in Australia.[8] He is listed in Who was Who in American Art, 1540-1975.[9] He signed his name, along with the year, on the bottom right corner of his pieces. Today, Storm’s work can be found in auctions in Norway and the United States[10] and is sought-after for its authentic depiction of traditional Norwegian scenes from the last century.


References
  1. “Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927," database, FamilySearch, Halvard Storm, 10 Aug 1877; citing ; FHL microfilm 125,844.
  2. United States Census Bureau. Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910-Population, Borough of Brooklyn; and, Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920-Population, Borough of Brooklyn.
  3. Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 Chicago, Illinois.
  4. United States Selective Service System: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.
  5. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA.
  6. Gravferdsetaten, Oslo Kommune.
  7. Society of Independent Artists (New York, N.Y.). Catalogue of the Fourth Annual Exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists. New York, The Waldorf Astoria,1920.
  8. “Der Norske Tegner,” November 1946, page 360, Nordmanns Forbundet; “Australia, Halvard Storm,” April 1948, page 100, Nordmanns Forbundet.
  9. Falk, Pete Hastings, Who was Who in America Art, 1564-1975, Vol. III, Sounds View Press, Madison CT 1999.
  10. Search results of online auctions, March, 2016, e.g., E-Bay.com, Artprice.com, Goodwillauction.com, Addoway.com, Invaluable.com, Worthpoint.com.
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