View of the Chr. Michesen monument, Bergen, Norway, ca 1950
The two postcards shared this week have photographs of the Christian Michelsen monument or memorial located in Bergen, Norway. Dick Thompson bought these cards in 1951 during his trip to Norway. The card above is a Normann product titled Bergen, Chr. Michelsen-monumentet (uttort av Gustav Vigeland). The card has the number 14/746 at the lower left. Vigeland (l869-1943) is Norwegian sculptor famous for the cycle of life figures found in Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway.
A previous Thursday postcard, #38, 10 May 2012, has more information about Christian Michelsen and two additional vintage postcards from 1905. Michelsen, the first Prime Minister of independent Norway (1905-1907), was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He and Jørgen Løvland [see the 11 May 2012 post in this blog] were instrumental in negotiating the peaceful separation of Norway from Sweden in 1905. Michelsen was born in Bergen in 1857 and died in 1925 in Fana, Norway. He believed in a democratic republic accepted the fact that a democratic monarchy would have the greatest chance of success abroad and also among most Norwegians. Prince Carl of Denmark became King Haakon VII of Norway .
The monument stands in the city park near the pool, Bergen, Norway, ca 1950
The second postcard, above, is identified as an Eberh B. product, but no photographer or catalog number is given. Dick trimmed and pasted both cards in a scrapbook making it impossible to see all that might have been printed or written on the reverse.
For additional information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Michelsen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custav_Vigeland
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