• Source: A. C. Houen Grant

The A. C. Houen Grant (Norwegian: A. C. Houens legat) was a grant that awarded funds to Norwegian artists. The grant was established by the Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Anton Christian Houen (1823–1894). There is some uncertainty about some of the awards that were associated with this fund, including whether the painter Astri Welhaven Heiberg received the grant in the 1920s.
The grant was created in 1885 under the name A. C. Houen Grant for Norwegian Artists and Scientists (Norwegian: A.C. Houens Legat for norske Kunstnere og Videnskabsmænd). It was an extension of the Norwegian Artists' Travel and Education Fund (Norwegian: De norske Kunstneres Reise- og Uddannelses-Fond), which was created by Houen in 1878.
The grant's rules did not exclude repeated awards to the same artist; Ragnvald Hjerlow, Harald Dal, and Arne Lofthus are among the artists that received the grant several times. The grant awarded scholarships by application, which could be enclosed with recommendations from other artists. When the musician and composer Eyvind Alnæs applied for a grant in 1892, his application included a recommendation from Edvard Grieg. Alnæs received the grant, and he used the funds to travel to Leipzig for further study.
The grant was merged with the Conrad Mohr Grant toward the end of the 20th century, and it is now known as the Houen and Mohr Grant for Artists (Norwegian: Houens og Mohrs legat for kunstnere).




Recipients (selected)


1890: Ragnvald Hjerlow, painter
1891: Ragnvald Hjerlow (second award)
1892: Eyvind Alnæs, composer, organist, and choir conductor
1892: Gabriel Finne, writer
1895: Harald Sohlberg
1896: Harald Sohlberg (second award)
1897: Halfdan Egedius
1899: Emanuel Vigeland, artist
1900: Hjalmar Borgstrøm, composer
1906: Ingebrigt Vik, sculptor
1907: Arne Lofthus, painter
1910: Per Reidarson, composer and violinist
1911: Nikolai Astrup, painter
1912: Arne Lofthus (second award)
1917: Kristofer Lange, architect
1934: Laila Aavatsmark, pianist
1934: Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, violinist
1936(?): Finn Audun Oftedal, pianist and conductor
1945: Olaf Christiansen, painter
1947: Marit Isene, opera singer
1955: Ottar Helge Johannessen, graphic artist and painter
1960: Harald Peterssen, painter
1962: Trond Øyen, violinist
1964: Frank Frantzen, painter and graphic artist
1968: Jørleif Uthaug, sculptor and painter
(unknown) Lasse Kolstad, actor
1983: Ingrid Austlid Rise, jeweler and designer




See also


Houen Foundation Award




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• A. C. Houen Grant
• Ragnvald Hjerlow
• Nikolai Astrup
• Conrad Mohr
• Anton Christian Houen
• Astri Welhaven Heiberg
• Arne Lofthus
• Houen Foundation Award
• Trond Øyen
• Sumpa