Nordic Art and Way of Life

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Susanna Pettersson and Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff are long-term academics and museum professionals in Sweden and Finland. The contributors are leading experts from all the Nordic countries and the UK.

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An exploration of the development of the art scene, its socio-political context, and the role of the fine arts in nineteenth-century Nordic society

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Part I: Introduction by Susanna Pettersson and Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff
 
Part II: The Formation of the Nordic Art World

• Susanna Pettersson: Public Art Collections, Art Societies and the Story of Art
• Nils Ohlsen: The Missing Link of Art History: Private Collectors in 1880-1920
• Martin Olin: Art Education in the Nordic Countries

• Eva-Lena Bergström: The Nordic and the National in Exhibitions around the Mid-Nineteenth Century  
  Part III: Artists at Their Work

• Marja Lahelma: Nordic Artists’ European Travels, Cultural Encounters, and Networks in the Nineteenth Century
• Alexandra Herlitz: Rural Artists’ Colonies and Communities in the North in the Late Nineteenth Century and Early Twentieth century
• Tonje Haugland Sørensen: One upon an image – Illustrated children’s books in the Nordic Countries

• Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff: Total Work of Art – Artists’ New Ideal?  
  Part IV: Art, Identities and Public Places

• Monica Grini: Sápmi Art
• Carina Rech: In Search of an Artistic Identity. The Strategies of Women Artists
• Patrik Steorn: The Nude in Nordic Art

• Jessica Sjöholm Skrubbe: Public Art  
  Part V: The Nordic Themes
  Peter Nørgaard Larsen

• Living with Nature
• Everyday Life
• Interiors and Family Life
• Urban Life and Cityscapes
• Nordic myths and legends

• Artist portraits  
  Part VI: The Legacy

• Michaela Giebelhausen: In From the Cold: Showing Nordic Art on the International Stage. Exhibitions of Nordic Art and How Nordic Art Was Discovered Internationally in the Early 20th Century and Onwards
• Christophe Leribault: Nordic Art and the European Context
• Susanna Pettersson & Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff: How the Image of Nordic Art Developed