Member Directory,
1847 - 1922
Emil Carlsen
Painter
Centurion, 1915–1932
Proposed by
Julian Alden Weir and Henry Golden Dearth
Julian Alden Weir and Henry Golden Dearth
born
October 19, 1853
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
died
January 2, 1932
New York (Manhattan), New York
New York (Manhattan), New York
elected
November 6, 1915
Age sixty-two
Age sixty-two
buried
Sand Hill Cemetery,
South Canaan, Connecticut
South Canaan, Connecticut
proposer of
Century Memorial
Emil Carlsen was an adopted son of America. He seemed to have planned a career as architect in his native Denmark, but his coming to the United States at the age of nineteen turned all his interests to painting. His landscapes and marines are among the most pleasing works of painters of our day. Medals of honor were conferred upon his work on a dozen notable occasions, and his pictures now hang in most of the great American galleries.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1932 Century Association Yearbook
