Hans Lynge Explained

Hans Lynge (born 1906 in Nuuk, died 1988 in Haderslev) was a Greenlandic writer, dramatist, painter, politician, printmaker, and sculptor.^[1] Many of his sculptures involve mothers or indigenous heroes, but he also did official sculptors of well known Greenlanders. His paintings draw on similar themes of Greenlandic legend and mothers^[2] while having the European influence of Impressionism.^[3] He played a role in the history of Greenland theatre as well.^[4] He also wrote several books depicting Nuuk.^[5]

His father was pastor Niels Lynge who was a painter in his own right.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisKunstner.do?kunstnerId=9094 Kunstindeks Danmark
2. Book: Bodil Kaalund. The Art of Greenland: Sculpture, Crafts, Painting. 1 January 1983. University of California Press. 978-0-520-04840-9. 51–53 & 205–207.
3. Web site: Greenland.com . 2014-10-15 . 2017-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170814174844/http://www.greenland.com/en/about-greenland/culture-spirit/arts/ . dead .
4. Book: Martin Banham. The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. registration. 21 September 1995. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-43437-9. 451.
5. Book: Michael Jones. Kenneth Olwig. Nordic Landscapes: Region and Belonging on the Northern Edge of Europe. 2008. U of Minnesota Press. 978-0-8166-3914-4. 128–129.
6. http://www.nuukkunstmuseum.gl/english/background2.html Nuuk Art Museum