Nina Sundbye
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Nina Sundbye is a Norwegian sculptor, born in Oslo
. Her debut was a bust of illustrator Finn Graff
from 1967. Among her other works is a bronze statue of Aasta Hansteen
placed at Aker Brygge
, and busts of resistance fighter Gregers Gram
and comedians Leif Juster
and Per Aabel
, all located in Oslo. Sundbye is represented at the Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art
with the sculptures Operapar from 1971 and Klovn from 1978.
Oslo
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...
. Her debut was a bust of illustrator Finn Graff
Finn Graff
Finn Graff is a Norwegian illustrator.He was born in Wangerooge, Germany as a son of aviator Heinz Friedrich Wöhlecke and translator Margit-Ruth Graff . He was an older brother of Jens Graff. He moved to Norway in 1946, but had no father and lived at the orphanage Christiania Opfostringshus from...
from 1967. Among her other works is a bronze statue of Aasta Hansteen
Aasta Hansteen
Aasta Hansteen, , was a Norwegian painter, writer, and early feminist.-Background:Aasta Hansteen was born in Christiania, modern day Oslo, the daughter of Christopher Hansteen, a noted professor of astronomy, geophysics and applied mathematics at the University of Oslo...
placed at Aker Brygge
Aker Brygge
Aker Brygge is an area in Oslo, Norway. It is a popular meeting place for shopping, dining, and entertainment. Oslo residents, tourists from all over the world, business people on the move, as well as musicians, artists, actors, A-, B- and C-celebrities find Aker Brygge their favourite place to...
, and busts of resistance fighter Gregers Gram
Gregers Gram
Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram MC MM was a Norwegian resistance fighter and saboteur. A corporal and later second lieutenant in the Norwegian Independent Company 1 during the Second World War, he was killed in 1944....
and comedians Leif Juster
Leif Juster
Leif Juster was a Norwegian comedian, singer and actor, arguably the most popular of his generation in Norway. Juster started out as a variety show performer, and for a period he ran the theater Edderkoppen...
and Per Aabel
Per Aabel
Per Pavels Aabel was a respected and honored Norwegian actor, artist, dancer, choreographer and instructor.-Biography:...
, all located in Oslo. Sundbye is represented at the Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art
Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art
The Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in Oslo, Norway. Since 2003, it is administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.-History:...
with the sculptures Operapar from 1971 and Klovn from 1978.