Martinus Andersen
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1878
Martinus Andersen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martin Andersen 1878 |
| Died | 1942 (aged 63–64) |
| Education | William Forsyth, J. Ottis Adams, Wabash College |
| Known for | American Impressionism, Modernism, Painting |
Martinus Andersen (1878 – 1942) was an American Impressionist painter known for his Indiana landscapes. He also had a career as a professional photographer in New York.
Martinus Andersen was born to Christina and Paul Andersen, two Danish immigrants.[1] Martinus was the oldest of three, and Paul Andersen died soon after the birth of the third child. Christina struggled financially to raise the three children alone and relied on Martinus, the oldest, for financial assistance.[2] Martinus and his mother did not see eye-to-eye, as he was an aspiring drawer at the time, and Christina Andersen relied on him for help within the home. Something that occurred that increased tensions between the two was when Martinus was fired from a job at a wool mill for drawing caricatures of his fellow employees. Martinus left the home when he was just 17, but continued to work in Indiana and Ohio for several years.[3]
Personal life
While at Wabash College Andersen met his future wife, Nellie McKee, whom he met while drawing illustrations for genre fiction.[4] Andersen and his wife, Nellie, had two children while living in the Indianapolis area during that part of Andersen's career.
