Smørbukk

Smørbukk is a Norwegian comic strip. It was started in 1938 by text writer Andreas Haavoll and illustrator Jens R. Nilssen.^[1] The first Smørbukk story was based on the fairytale Buttercup collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe.^[2] The strip appears in the children's magazine Norsk Barneblad, as well as in separate albums. From 1959/1960 to 1983 the series was illustrated by Solveig Muren Sanden. Later text writers have been Øyvind Dybwad and Johannes Farestveit. From 1983 Håkon Aasnes took over as illustrator.^[1] The anniversary book Smørbukk 70 år was published in 2008.^[3]

Legacy[edit]

In 1973, Solveig Muren Sanden and Johannes Farestveit received the first Comics Prize awarded by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture.^[3] In 2012 a bronze sculpture of "Smørbukk", made by Trygve Barstad, was unveiled in Vrådal, the home village of illustrator Solveig Muren Sanden.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Smørbukk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
^ Bakke, Sven Ove; Hobbelstad, Inger Merete; Kvalshaug, Vidar; Nilsen, Morten Ståle (2012). Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag (in Norwegian). Oslo: Spartacus. p. 51. ISBN 978-82-430-0560-0.
^ ^a ^b Holen, Øyvind. "Solveig Muren Sanden". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
^ Straume, John (2012). "Smørbukk kom heim". Telemarksmagasinet. 16 (3). Edland: 4.

External links[edit]

Official website

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[snl-1] Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Smørbukk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[classics-2] Bakke, Sven Ove; Hobbelstad, Inger Merete; Kvalshaug, Vidar; Nilsen, Morten Ståle (2012). Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag (in Norwegian). Oslo: Spartacus. p. 51. ISBN 978-82-430-0560-0.

[SMS-3] Holen, Øyvind. "Solveig Muren Sanden". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[4] Straume, John (2012). "Smørbukk kom heim". Telemarksmagasinet. 16 (3). Edland: 4.

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