What: Hamsun bust Where: Knut Hamsuns plass, 4876 Grimstad, Norway Here it is: Leave E18 and drive towards Grimstad centre on rv420. In downtown Grimstad, follow the harbour on Pharos vei/Smith Pedersen gate. From here Storgaten leads up in the towncentre, follow it to no. 44. The square in front of the library is now named after Knut Hamsun. The bust was made by the sculpturer Roald
Olsson in 1994. Knut Hamsun's grandchild, Anne Marie
Thurmann-Moe, received the bust as a birthday present
from her husband Jan in 2000, but both desired that the
bust should be given to the town of Grimstad, when time
was ripe. Finally on 19. June2009 Anne Marie Thurmann-Moe
herself could unveil the bust on the square in front of
Grimstad library - the library, which is to be
transformed into a Knut Hamsun museum soon. The aquare in
front of the library was at the same time renamed Knut
Hamsuns plass. Present at the inauguration were, among
others, the artist's son Bengt Olsson, Knut Hamsun's
grandchildren Leif and Ingeborg and a large number of
citizens of Grimstad with their mayor Hans Antonsen en
tete. |
