Kjell Bloch Sandved
Kjell Bloch Sandved (born October 20, 1922 in Strandebarm , Norway , † December 20, 2015 in Washington, DC ) was a Norwegian-American photographer and non-fiction author. His best known work is the Butterfly Alphabet , in which photographs of the patterns on butterfly wings depict all twenty-six letters of the Latin alphabet as well as the Arabic numerals from 0 to 9.
life and work
Sandved emigrated from Norway to the United States in 1960 and from then on worked for the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. His photographic excursions took him to Brazil , the Congo , Papua New Guinea and the Philippines . In 1975 he introduced his completed alphabet to the public in Smithsonian Magazine . After the “butterfly alphabet” he made the photographs for a number of other nature books, including books about insects, leaves, but also music. Several of his works have also appeared in German.
Web links
- Butterfly Alphabet - Official Website (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sandved, Kjell Bloch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian-American wildlife photographer and non-fiction author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strandebarm , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th December 2015 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC , United States |