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| | Born in Norway on Oct. 30, 1870. Stensen immigrated to the U.S. in 1895. He was a graduate of the Minneapolis School of Art and a clergyman in the Norwegian Lutheran Church. Upon retiring, he moved to Oakland in 1931 and established a home and studio at 3504 Telegraph Avenue. He died in Oakland on March 6, 1942. Exh: Minnesota State Fair, 1920 (1st prize); Chicago Norwegian Club, 1929 (1st prize); Oakland Art Gallery, 1934, 1939; Bay Region AA, 1935; Santa Cruz Art League, 1936 (prize), 1938; GGIE, 1940. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Index of Artists Supplement (Daniel Mallett); Who's Who in American Art 1936-41; Oakland Tribune, 3-7-1942 (obituary). | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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