Johan Bull | |
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Born |
Oslo, Norway | November 22, 1893
Died | September 12, 1945
Stowe, Vermont, United States | (aged 51)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Painter |
Johan Bull (November 22, 1893 – September 12, 1945) was an American painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. [1]
Bull was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of Ole Bull and Kaja Steenberg Bull of Stange, Norway. [2] He was the grandnephew of the violinist Ole Bull. [2] Bull emigrated to the United States in 1925. [2] [3] He worked on the staff of The New Yorker. [2] He and his wife, Sonja Geelmuyden Bull (1898–1991), settled at Stowe, Vermont in 1941, where Bull operated a girls' school together with Countess Susie Sparre. [2] He died at his summer home in Stowe, Vermont in 1945. [3]