Johan Bull Explained

Johan Bull
Nationality:American
Occupation:Painter
Birth Date:22 November 1893
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
Death Place:Stowe, Vermont, United States

Johan Bull (November 22, 1893  - September 12, 1945) was an American painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1]

Bull was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of Ole Bull and Kaja Steenberg Bull of Stange, Norway.[2] He was the grandnephew of the violinist Ole Bull.[2] Bull emigrated to the United States in 1925.[2] [3] He worked on the staff of The New Yorker.[2] He and his wife, Sonja Geelmuyden Bull (1898–1991), settled at Stowe, Vermont in 1941, where Bull operated a girls' school together with Countess Susie Sparre.[2] He died at his summer home in Stowe, Vermont in 1945.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johan Bull . Olympedia . August 4, 2020.
  2. News: Johan G. Bull, Norwegian Artist, Dies in Stowe . The Burlington Free Press . September 14, 1945 . Burlington, VT . 2 . . February 16, 2022.
  3. News: Johan Bull, 51, Painter, Dies in Stowe . Rutland Daily Herald . September 14, 1945 . Rutland, VT . 3 . . February 15, 2022.