Carl L. Boeckmann
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Carl Ludwig Boeckmann was a Norwegian-American artist best known as a portrait
painter.
, Norway
, the youngest of five children. In 1883, he began to study at Knud Bergslien
's school of painting
. A year later Christian Krogh, Erik Werenskiold
, Eilif Peterssen
, and Hans Heyerdahl started another art school, where Boeckmann was a student until 1885.
In 1886, Boeckmann emigrated to America
. He created paintings of several well known Norwegian immigrants including Reverend Elling Eielsen
and Colonel Hans C. Heg of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment
in the Civil War
Battle of Chickamauga
. Other well-known Americans who posed for Boeckmann included President William McKinley
, Governor William Merriam, Governor John Sargent Pillsbury, Cyrus Northrop
, and John Burroughs
. In 1893, Boeckmann won a gold medal at the World's Columbian Exposition
in Chicago
. He also received a silver medal for a portrait of Congressman Edmund Rice of St. Paul.
In 1905, Boeckmann permanently settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota
. In 1914, he received an honorarium and an award for painting the historic fight that took place at Killdeer Mountain
in North Dakota
on July 26, 1864. The picture shows the troops of General Alfred Sully
's expedition against the Sioux
in the Dakota War of 1862
. The nine by twelve painting hangs today in the senate conference room of the Minnesota State Capitol
in Saint Paul, Minnesota
.
. The Boeckmanns had two sons; Ralph Sigurd and Carl Falk. Carl Ludwig Boeckmann died in Minnesota during 1923.
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
painter.
Biography
Boeckmann was born in OsloOslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, the youngest of five children. In 1883, he began to study at Knud Bergslien
Knud Bergslien
Knud Larsen Bergslien was a Norwegian painter, art teacher and master artist. In his art, he frequently portrayed the lives of the Norwegian people, their history and heroes of the past...
's school of painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
. A year later Christian Krogh, Erik Werenskiold
Erik Werenskiold
Erik Theodor Werenskiold was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. He is especially known for his drawings for the...
, Eilif Peterssen
Eilif Peterssen
Hjalmar Eilif Emanuel Peterssen was a Norwegian painter.-Background:Hjalmar Eilif Emanuel Peterssen was born in Christiania, now Oslo, Norway. He grew up in the neighborhood of Hegdehaugen in the district of Frogner.He attended the Johan Fredrik Eckersberg School of Painting in Oslo in 1869...
, and Hans Heyerdahl started another art school, where Boeckmann was a student until 1885.
In 1886, Boeckmann emigrated to America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He created paintings of several well known Norwegian immigrants including Reverend Elling Eielsen
Elling Eielsen
Elling Eielsen was an American minister and Lutheran Church leader.-Background:Eielsen was born on the farm of Sunve in Voss, Norway and brought up in the religious tradition of Hans Nielsen Hauge...
and Colonel Hans C. Heg of the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment
15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment
The 15th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, more popularly known as the "Scandinavian Regiment", was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
in the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia called the Chickamauga Campaign...
. Other well-known Americans who posed for Boeckmann included President William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
, Governor William Merriam, Governor John Sargent Pillsbury, Cyrus Northrop
Cyrus Northrop
Cyrus Northrop was an American university president.He was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale University in 1857 and at the law school there in 1859. Two years later he was appointed clerk of the Connecticut House of Representatives and in 1862 clerk of the Senate...
, and John Burroughs
John Burroughs
John Burroughs was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement. According to biographers at the American Memory project at the Library of Congress,...
. In 1893, Boeckmann won a gold medal at the World's Columbian Exposition
World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Chicago bested New York City; Washington, D.C.; and St...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. He also received a silver medal for a portrait of Congressman Edmund Rice of St. Paul.
In 1905, Boeckmann permanently settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. In 1914, he received an honorarium and an award for painting the historic fight that took place at Killdeer Mountain
Killdeer Mountain
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in North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
on July 26, 1864. The picture shows the troops of General Alfred Sully
Alfred Sully
Alfred Sully , was a military officer during the American Civil War and during the Indian Wars on the frontier. He was also a noted painter.-Biography:...
's expedition against the Sioux
Sioux
The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects...
in the Dakota War of 1862
Dakota War of 1862
The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of the eastern Sioux. It began on August 17, 1862, along the Minnesota River in southwest Minnesota...
. The nine by twelve painting hangs today in the senate conference room of the Minnesota State Capitol
Minnesota State Capitol
The Minnesota State Capitol is located in Minnesota's capital city, Saint Paul, and houses the Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House of Representatives, the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Governor...
in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
.
Personal
In 1905, Boeckmann married Marie Finstad, who had been born in Søndre Strand, Eidsvold, NorwayNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The Boeckmanns had two sons; Ralph Sigurd and Carl Falk. Carl Ludwig Boeckmann died in Minnesota during 1923.
Other sources
- Carl L. Boeckmann: Norwegian Artist in the New World (Marilyn Boeckmann Anderson. Norwegian- American Historical Association. Volume 28: Page 309)http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/pubs/nas/volume28/vol28_13.htm
- Prominent Artists and Exhibits of Their Work in Chicago (Reidar Rye Haugan, Chicago Norske Klub. Nordmanns-Forbundet, 24: 371—374,Volume 7, 1933)
- Minneapolis Sunday Tribune (Obituaries of Carl L. Boeckmann. September 23, 1923)
- Daglig Tidende of Minneapolis (Obituaries of Carl L. Boeckmann. September 23, 1923)