Erik Hesselberg
Erik Hesselberg (* 1914 ; † 1972 ) was a Norwegian artist and participant in the Kon-Tiki expedition.
Growing up in the Norwegian port town of Larvik , Hesselberg went to sea after finishing school and became a helmsman. He later studied art and commercial graphics in Hamburg. During the war he lived in Braunschweig and founded the advertising room there with his German wife, Liss . Here he also got to know the photographer Heinrich Heidersberger . In 1945 he moved to Norway with his wife. Hesselberg became known as the navigator of the Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947 and through his book Kon-Tiki und ich . In this book he describes and draws his adventurous journey cheerfully and very personally.
After the Kon-Tiki expedition, he built a sailing boat, the Tiki , and sailed from Norway via the Rhine and Rhône to the Côte d'Azur. He lived here for many years and met u. a. Picasso , Simenon and Cocteau . For a long time he worked with his artist friend Carl Nesjar. Works in natural concrete, such as the Picasso sculpture in Kristinehamn / Sweden and Picasso's Sylvette statue in New York and several decoration works are evidence of this collaboration. Hesselberg died in 1972 and left behind many pictures, graphics, sculptures and a collection of over 200 songs with guitar music.
literature
- Kon-Tiki and me. Nymphenburger Verlaghandlung, 1950.
- Kon-Tiki and me. With the balsa raft across the Pacific Ocean. In a new translation and with the handwritten text adapted from the Norwegian original edition. Published by Anne Karin Hesselberg 2006.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hesselberg, Erik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1914 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1972 |