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1 of 1977 Neilsen, Kay Rasmus

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Name (Artist/Photographer/Author)	Neilsen, Kay Rasmus
Role	Artist
Dates of birth and death	Artist's Nationality Dates: Danish, 1886-1957 Born in Denmark in 1886
Nationality	Danish
Places of residence	Nielsen had come to Los Angeles in the 1930s to design a production of "Everyman" at the Hollywood Bowl. He also worked for several short periods at Walt Disney Studios, earning a film credit as art director of the "Night on Bald Mountain" sequence of "Fantasia" (1940)"
Occupation	Illustrator
Publications	Nielsen was a an illustrator of the first rank. According to Rodney Engen, a London art consultant and book dealer, Nielsen was a major figure whose illustrations for such classic children's books as "Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales" (1924) Biedernab, Patricia Ward, A Fading ‘Spring’:Lack of Funds and Time Take Toll on School’s Famous Mural, Los Angeles Times Sept. 7, 1995
Notes	September 2023 PastPerfect Conversion

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