# Wilhelm Rasmussen

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**Wilhelm Rasmussen** (15 June 1879 – 6 December 1965) was a Norwegian sculptor.[1]

Wilhelm Robert Rasmussen was born in [Skien](/source/Skien_(town)) in [Telemark](/source/Telemark) county, Norway. He studied under Norwegian sculptors [Brynjulf Bergslien](/source/Brynjulf_Bergslien) and [Lars Utne](/source/Lars_Utne) (1862–1922), and later trained at the Drawing Academy in [Oslo](/source/Oslo) from 1895 to 1900, then a short time in Paris in 1902 and in Italy in 1906. From 1921 to 1945 he was professor of sculptor at the [Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry](/source/Norwegian_National_Academy_of_Craft_and_Art_Industry) and had among others, [Ørnulf Bast](/source/%C3%98rnulf_Bast) as a student.

His most extensive work was the 34-meter high column originally titled *Eidsvollsøylen*, which in 1925 had won the competition sponsored by the [Parliament of Norway](/source/Parliament_of_Norway) for a monument on [Eidsvolls plass](/source/Eidsvolls_plass) in front of the Parliament building in memory of the [Norwegian Constitution](/source/Norwegian_Constitution). Following a very controversial history, the 34-metre (112-foot) tall was re-titled Saga column (*Sagasøyla*) and was finally erected in the [Bøverdalen](/source/B%C3%B8verdalen) valley in [Lom Municipality](/source/Lom_Municipality_(Norway)) in [Oppland](/source/Oppland) county during 1992.[2]

Among his other works are busts of Norwegian architect [Magnus Poulsson](/source/Magnus_Poulsson) and of Norwegian poet [Olav Aukrust](/source/Olav_Aukrust) at the [National Gallery of Norway](/source/National_Gallery_of_Norway).[3][4]

Between 1920 and 1922, he designed twelve [caryatid](/source/Caryatid) in Larvikite for installation at the Tønsberg Navigation School (*Sjømannsskolen i Tønsberg*). The award-winning building now houses the Haugar Vestfold Art Museum (*Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum*) at [Tønsberg](/source/T%C3%B8nsberg) in [Vestfold](/source/Vestfold).[5][6]

## Membership of political party

He became a member of [Nasjonal Samling](/source/Nasjonal_Samling) in 1933, and "was an active member of the party".[7] He designed the [Nasjonal Samling monument](/source/NS_monument_(Norway)) in [Stiklestad](/source/Stiklestad).

## References

1. ["*Wilhelm Robert (døpt Vilhelm Robart) Rasmussen* (akershus.kulturnett.no)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110811070228/http://akershus.kulturnett.no/Historie/Kunstner/kunstnere/rasmuss.html). Archived from [the original](http://akershus.kulturnett.no/Historie/Kunstner/kunstnere/rasmuss.html) on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

1. [*Kong Harald-statue også Davvist* (Dagbladet.no)](https://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/2006/12/05/484991.html)

1. Lerberg, Ellen J. ["Wilhelm Rasmussen"](https://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Wilhelm_Rasmussen/utdypning) (in Norwegian). *[Norsk biografisk leksikon](/source/Norsk_biografisk_leksikon)*. Helle, Knut (ed.). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

1. ["Wilhelm Rasmussen"](https://www.snl.no/Wilhelm_Rasmussen) (in Norwegian). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)*. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

1. ["Sjømannsskolen i Tønsberg"](http://samling.nasjonalmuseet.no/no/object/NAMT.b_e069.016). nasjonalmuseet.no. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

1. ["Haugar Art Museum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170930224121/http://www.haugar.com/en/about-haugar/). vestfoldmuseene. Archived from [the original](http://www.haugar.com/en/about-haugar/) on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

1. ["Denne er laget av nazikunstner"](https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/1.8124638) (in Norwegian). [NRK](/source/NRK). 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012. "Han meldte seg inn i Nasjonal Samling i 1933, og var et aktivt medlem av partiet."

## External links

- [*Sagasøyla*](http://exviking.net/man/small/column.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180702044040/http://exviking.net/man/small/column.htm) 2 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine

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