Sweden is getting new banknotes in 2015! So who are the people on the new notes?
20 kr note: Astrid Lindgren, famous author and screenwriter. Best known for her stories about Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Ronia the robber’s daughter, Mio my Mio.
50 kr note: Evert Taube, singer and composer. One of Sweden’s most beloved and respected musicians.
100 kr note: Greta Garbo, film actress who became an icon in Hollywood and was nominated for an Academy Award four times.
200 kr note: Ingmar Bergman, director, writer and producer. Known world wide as one of the most influential film directors of all time.
500 kr note: Birgit Nilsson, celebrated dramatic soprano who specialized in operatic and symphonic works.
1000 kr note: Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. After his death he was awarded a posthumous Nobel Peace Prize.
The man is wearing a bunad from Valdres. The top hat is to mark the occasion. The woman is wearing a bunad from Nord-Tröndelag, a style that was used in the beginning of the 19th century.
By Laila Duran
(source: http://folklorefashion.durantextiles.com/page/8/?s=bunad)
Gunilla Klingberg, Brand New View (installation view) at Zeppelin University, Bodensee, Germany, 2009-2012. Cut-out self-adhesive foil on windows, 26 m x 4.4 m. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nordenhake. Photo: Ulrike Shepherd.
Stockholm-based artist Gunilla Klingberg’s public commissions can be seen at the Citytunneln, Triangeln train station in Malmö, the Nye Akershus Hospital, Norway, and the Bio Medical Research Center in Lund. She studied at University College of Arts, Crafts, and Design, Stockholm and has recently exhibited at Rice Gallery (Houston), Bonniers Konsthall (Stockholm), and Philagraphika 2011 (Philadelphia). She is represented by Galerie Nordenhake, Berlin and Stockholm.
FOCUS SCANDINAVIA: This series of posts, selected by SculptureCenter curator Ruba Katrib, highlights artists she met during her recent research trip funded by the Office for Contemporary Art, Norway (OCA) and International Artists Studio Program, Stockholm (IASPIS).
Women’s national dress of Denmark part 1
Emma Acs is a 19 years old singer from Copenhagen. She makes pop music with solid roots in the experimental 60s and 70s.
Her homepage.
Emma Acs - Fever
Album: Champagne
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway in the early days of their relationship and marriage.
The Viqueens are Cheerleading squad from Oslo, Norway. It’s been around for 15 years now and have about 275 active members. They have competed in the World championships. Their track record is seriously amazing.
Viqueens Spirit
Team Tuva is a Norwegian choir (project?) from Asker & Bærum. The choir is led by singer Tuva Syvertsen.
Tuva Syvertsen (the choir director/person with the fiddle/person with the hat) is a singer and player of the Hardanger fiddle. She is the frontwoman of the pop/folk band Valkyrien Allstars.
a very beautiful song ^_^
Ingrid N. Halvorsen seems to be a Norwegian Photographer studying at the Norwegian School of Photography. [Sorry about the vague way of saying this. The tumblr that this was reblogged from seems to belong to her (check it out!); I haven’t been able to find information that clearly was about her and not another Ingrid Halvorsen elsewhere.]
Tusen takk Nina og Trine!
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