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Carl-Henning Pedersen

Carl-Henning Pedersen, Danish painter and sculptor (died 2007)

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Born
September 23, 1913
Died
February 20, 2007
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1913

About Carl-Henning Pedersen

Carl-Henning Pedersen was a Danish painter and a key member of the COBRA movement. He was known as the "Scandinavian Chagall", and was one of the leading Danish artists of the second half of the 20th century. He was married to Else Alfelt, another prominent CoBrA member. Alfelt encouraged Pedersen to paint, and he first exhibited at the Artists' Autumn Exhibition (Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling) in Copenhagen in 1936, where he showed four abstract works. He won the Eckersberg Award in 1950 and the Guggenheim Award in 1958. He won the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1963.

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Carl-Henning Pedersen timeline

  1. Alfelt encouraged Pedersen to paint, and he first exhibited at the Artists' Autumn Exhibition (Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling) in Copenhagen in 1936, where he showed four abstract works.
  2. He won the Eckersberg Award in 1950 and the Guggenheim Award in 1958.
  3. He won the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1963.

The world when Carl-Henning Pedersen was born

Carl-Henning Pedersen was born in 1913. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Carl-Henning Pedersen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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