Per Krohg

Per Lasson Krohg (18 June 1889 – 3 March 1965) was a Norwegian visual artist and teacher.

[2] Krohg's work as an artist covered a wide field, from paper drawings, illustrations, and posters to set design, sculpture, and monumental paintings.

Among others, his students included artists Frithjof Tidemand-Johannessen and Tulla Blomberg Ranslet.

[1] In 1950 he received the King's Medal of Merit in gold, and 1955 he was appointed Commander of the Order of St. Olav.

From 1936 he was a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm and in 1948 he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal.

Mural at the United Nations Security Council Chamber in New York City
Mural at the United Nations Security Council Chamber in New York City