Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Identification Number |
1996.026.055 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Donor |
Kirkegaard, Sven/Kazenske, Doris Kirkegaard |
Description |
Small color photograph of Hans Kirkegaard in front of a large photograph of Jens Jensen. Hans is an order gentleman, and is wearing a black overcoat, a collared shirt, and glasses. He has gray hair that is balding. He is standing in front of a brick building with a large picture of Jens Jensen on the wall, below which is a sign reading in part: "ARCHITECT / JENSEN / CHICAGO PARKS". The photograph is of Jensen's profile. Jensen is dressed in a white, collared shirt, and has white hair and a mustache. To the left of Hans are a woman and a man, in what appears to be folk costume. The man has an American flag in his hand. To the viewer's right of the American flag is a Danish one. There is a sign shaped like a shield on the side of the building. On the back is written "Oct. 9-1971". There is a watermark running across the back which reads "A KODAK PAPER". |
Print Size |
3 7/16 x 3 7/16 |
Creation Date |
October 9, 1971 |
Associated People |
Jensen, Jens Kirkegaard, Hans |
Search Terms |
Jensen, Jens Kirkegaard, Hans flag landscape architect park garden |
Given In Memory Of |
In Memory of Hans and Thora Kirkegaard |
Date Received by Museum |
02/15/1996 |
Provenance |
According to a note on the Deed of Gift, the subject is Hans Kirkegaard. The photograph behind the man is of Jens Jensen, the landscape architect. Hans V. Kirkegaard, the donors father, immigrated to the USA in 1926 but made the trip to back to Tolne, Denmark in 1949 for his parent's golden wedding anniverary on April 27, 1949. His wife, Thora, wrote a special poem for the occasion. In 1958 as president of the Danish National Committee, Hans returned to Denmark once again being honored as "Mayor for a Day" of Aalborg. Hans Kirkegaard was very active in Chicago's Danish American community during the first half of the 20th century. |
Images |
138\1996026055.JPG |
Accession number |
1996.026 |