Arne Taraldsen

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Arne Taraldsen (12 November 1917 - 2 August 1989) was a Norwegian artist and resistance member during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. He started his drawing career with underground publications during World War II. [1]

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Early and personal life

Taraldsen was born in Kristiania, [1] as the son of Paul Egil Taraldsen and Kristine Marie. [2] Although he attended evening classes in arts and crafts school during the 1930, he was largely self-taught. He studied for some time at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry. [1]

World War II

In 1940 Taraldsen participated in the fights in Northern Norway. He later joined Peder Furubotn's group of partisans in Valdres. [3] He was a security guard at the headquarters of the Norwegian Communist Party, while he also illustrated publications issued by the Communist Party, such as underground newspapers, books, stickers, flyers and posters. [1] He signed his illustrations with pen names such as "stjerne", "Stjernetarald", "Vidar Vangen" or "Kaare Brattaas". Among his illustrations is the front page of Asbjørn Sunde's handbook for saboteurs, [4] and stickers for matchboxes. [2] [5] During the Operation Almenrausch in June 1944 Taraldsen was among the group of people who escaped from the German soldiers. The small group, including Furubotn and his family, a small baby, and Taraldsen as the machine-gunner, managed to escape through the woods while hunted by several hundred troops. [3] [6] Taraldsen's illustration of the incident is based on Erik Werenskiold's painting Trollene paa Hedalsskogen. [2] [7]

Post-war life

After the war Taraldsen worked as an illustrator for the Communist newspaper Friheten and the Socialist newspaper Orientering . He has later been running an advertising agency, and has made illustrations for the tourist business, such as postcards, maps and troll figures. He died in Voss in 1989. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Reisegg, Øyvind. "Arne Taraldsen". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Arne Taraldsen". Communist Party of Norway. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 Stølen, Oddvar (1969). "Arne Taraldsen: Mannen med maskingeværet". Ett minutt av krigen (in Norwegian). Oslo: Tiden. pp. 61–68, 173.
  4. ↑ Taraldsen, Arne. "Sabotøren" . Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  5. ↑ Taraldsen, Arne. "Matchbox" . Retrieved 27 November 2010.
  6. ↑ Titlestad, Torgrim (1977). I kamp, i krig. Peder Furubotn 1942 – 1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 64–71. ISBN   82-05-09295-8.
  7. ↑ Taraldsen, Arne. "Almenrausch" . Retrieved 27 November 2010.
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