A booklet containing numerous essential articles about Hugo Larsen has been published in connection with the Hugo Larsen exhibition at Øregaard Museum in Copenhagen. The book is written by the domain experts and is thoroughly illustrated with color reproductions of Hugo Larsen paintings.
"Hugo Larsen in the Danish West Indies 1904-07", 80 pages, semi-hard cover.
Publisher: Øregaard Museum, Denmark.
Price: Appr. 27 USD plus shipment.
Hugo Larsen expressed himself through his art, not in writing. But others have written about him from time to time. here is a short summary:
Sophus Jürgensen: "Udstillinger", Samleren 1928, p. 45-47. (In Danish)
Xenius Rostock: "Hugo Larsen, Dansk-Vestindiens uovertrufne maler", Dansk Nutidskunsts Forlag, Copenhagen 1950. (In Danish)
Grete Bentzen: "Maleren Hugo Larsen, der blev glemt", Danish West Indian Society's periodical 1982, no. 1, p. 14f. (In Danish)
Jørgen O. Bjerregaard: "Hugo - en maler i Vestindien", Danish West Indian Society's periodical no. 4, 1990, p. 26-28. (In Danish)
Lise Funder: "Kunstnere i tropesol", Article in the publication by the same name, p. 48-53, published by Danish West Indian Society in cooperation with Nikolaj Exhibition Building, Copenhagen, June 1992. (In Danish)
Jan Tuxen: "Maleren Hugo Larsen - Beretningen om, hvordan et virtuelt galleri blev til", Danish West Indian Society's periodical 2002, no. 3, s. 8-11. (In Danish)
Jan Tuxen: "Hugo Larsens hjørne", Danish West Indian Society's periodical 2003 no. 3, 2004 nos. 1-3, and 2006 nos. 1 and 4. (In Danish)
Finn Blytmann: "Hugo Larsen i kunsthistorisk lys", published on this homepage in December 2003. (In Danish)
Jan Tuxen: "Straffefangerne på Alheden", Viborg Bogen 2005 p. 60-68 and (in condensed form) Viborg Stifts Folkeblad 31 Jan 2005 p. 9. (In Danish)
Jane Sandberg et al.: "Hugo Larsen in the Danish West Indies 1904-07", Øregaard Museum, Copenhagen 2006. Published separately in English and Danish. This booklet is still for sale.
Erik Miles, Edgar Lake and Nina York: "Danish Artist Hugo Larsen's Cultural Portrait of Our Islands 1904-07", St. Croix Friends of Denmark, 2008. Documentary video about life in the Danish West Indies as seen through Hugo Larsen's art.
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