Johan Bull
American painter
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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]
BornNovember 22, 1893
Oslo, Norway
DiedSeptember 12, 1945 (aged 51)
Stowe, Vermont, United States
OccupationPainter
Johan Bull | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1893 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | September 12, 1945 (aged 51) Stowe, Vermont, United States |
| Occupation | Painter |
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]
