[1] Though he was publicly best known by his pen and stage name Per Kvist, he insisted on being called Vidar Wexelsen in the private sphere.

[4] While working as a salesman, Wexelsen also edited the satirical magazine Tyrihans, and wrote songs for Bokken Lasson's cabaret Chat Noir.

From 1916 he was assigned at Chat Noir as actor and text writer, and he eventually started using the artist name Per Kvist.

[5] In the 1920s he wrote a series of autobiographically based books for children, including Glade gutteår from 1925, Stud.

[4] He appeared in minor roles in a number of films in the 1920s and 1930s, including the character "Elias" in Fantegutten from 1932, and as "Mathias" in De vergeløse from 1939.