Erik Kruskopf

Erik Kruskopf
Born (1930-08-30) August 30, 1930 (age 94)[1]
Occupation(s)art critic, art historian and writer

Erik Georg Ragnar Kruskopf (born 29 August 1930 in Helsinki) is a Finland-Swedish art critic, art historian and writer.[1]

Kruskopf was director of the Nordic Art Centre (Nordiska Konstförbundet [fi]) near Helsinki.[1] He has been assistant director at the Finnish National Opera, culture editor at the Finnish newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet,[1] and art history professor at the University of Tromsø. In 1984, he curated an exhibition at the Mingei International Museum, California, of artefacts made by the Sámi peoples.[2]

He was awarded the Tollanderska Prize [sv] in 2001.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Kruskopf, Erik". Uppslagsverket Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Sami Daidda: Art of Lapland". Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Tollanderska priset". Boksampo (in Swedish). Biblioteken.fi. Retrieved 9 October 2024.