Henry Imsland

[1] He studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1916 to 1920, among others with Johan Nordhagen as a teacher.

[2] He made his debut exhibit at Statens kunstutstilling in 1919, and got his first newspaper job in Stavanger Aftenblad.

In the first years he also drew advertisements, and founded and edited the humorous magazine Molboposten in 1924.

[2] He also contributed to Tidens Tegn, Verdens Gang, Morgenbladet, Arbeiderbladet, Bergens Tidende, Farmand, Den 1ste Mai (both Conservative, Liberal and Social Democratic newspapers).

As an illustrator winning this prize he was only preceded by Gösta Hammarlund in 1955 and only succeeded by Ellen Auensen in 1973.