1. Einar Nerman was a Swedish visual artist known for his portraits, book and magazine illustrations and theatrical designs.
15 Facts About Einar Nerman
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Einar Nerman grew up in a middle-class family in Norrkoping with his twin brother, archeologist Birger Nerman, and older brother, Swedish Communist leader Ture Nerman.
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In 1905 Einar Nerman dropped out of Norrkoping Gymnasium High School and enrolled into the Konstnarsforbundets skola in Stockholm.
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Einar Nerman provided illustrations for "The Swineherd" by Hans Christian Andersen and "Gosta Berlings: pictures".
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Einar Nerman illustrated the children's picture books Crow's Dream, Stars, and illustrations for the novel Short Cavalier stories by Selma Lagerlof.
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In 1918 he met Ivor Novello in a night-club in Stockholm who suggested Einar Nerman should draw the stars of the West End of London.
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In 1921 Einar Nerman moved to London to work on a weekly page of theatrical caricatures for The Tatler.
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Einar Nerman submitted caricatures of musicians performing at the Royal Albert Hall and elsewhere to the fashionable magazine Eve: The Lady's Pictorial.
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When his friend Ivor Novello opened the "Fifty-fifty" club for theater people, Einar Nerman was asked to decorate the walls.
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Einar Nerman made the illustrations for the 1928 edition of Thumbelina, by Hans Christian Andersen.
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In 1930, Einar Nerman returned to Sweden and bought Hersbyholm, an 18th-century house in Lidingo.
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In 1950 Einar Nerman returned to Lidingo where he became a member of the Association of Swedish Professional Illustrators and Graphic Designers.
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Einar Nerman acknowledged he was influenced during his youth by oriental artists, Norwegian artist Olaf Gulbransson, and Henri Matisse; later on by Aubrey Beardsley and Ralph Barton.
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Einar Nerman made the illustrations for many of the books of Swedish Nobel Prize in Literature Selma Lagerlof and earned a name in his country for designing all images behind the Solstickan matchbox.
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Einar Nerman made many of the artistic book covers for his brother Birger's published writings and wrote songs and composed music to many of his brother Ture's poems.