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Memorial at Hoover Dam, commemorating 112 deaths during its construction. Inscription: They died to make the desert bloom[1]

Oskar J. W. Hansen (March 12, 1892[2] – August 31, 1971[3]) was a Norwegian-born, naturalized American sculptor. He is most associated with the design of many of the sculptures on and around the Hoover Dam, most notably Winged Figures of the Republic.[3][4]

Biography

Oskar Johan Waldemar Hansen was born at Langenes in Øksnes, Nordland, Norway. Before coming to America, he served as a merchant seaman. He later served in the United States Army. In the late 1930s or early 1940s, Hansen built a home and artist's studio on property near Ashcroft outside Charlottesville, Virginia.[4] [5] [6]

Selected works

  • Beyond the Cherubim (1964)
  • Sculptures at Hoover Dam (1960)

References

  • Hiltzik, Michael (2010) Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century (New York: Simon and Schuster) ISBN 9781439181584


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