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

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

  1. ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Smørbukk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  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.
  3. ^ a b 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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