Rare VTG 1960s NYFORM Norway VIKING WARRIOR Troll Doll Ugly Mean Handmade Norse
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Rare 1960's NYFORM Viking Warrior This is a really neat item! It is a Viking warrior which was made in the 1960's in Norway. These detailed Vikings are hard to find. It is handmade of latex & designed by a talented artist named Trygve Torgersen. Trygve Torgersen grew up in Oslo, Norway. At an early age he cultivated a fascination with books; art books in particular. In 1940 Trygve attended the School of Arts & Crafts at the young age of 16. There he became deeply involved with painting & sculpting in addition to other creative aspects of art. He graduated in 1944 & then attended the Art Academy where he graduated with honors as a sculptor. After World War II Trygve joined the merchant navy. He wanted to work & see the world at the same time. He got the job of master carpenter because of his skills working with his hands. He sailed the seven seas & he met with people/cultures from all over the world. He retuned Oslo in the early 50's & continued his work in the fine arts & sculpting. He lived & worked in a small shed, earning practically nothing. For him his art was sacred & it was generally not for sale. Trygve married Evelyn Signora Torgersen. Together they came up with an idea to make figurines to sell to commercial firms in the area. In 1957 they started a home based production of figurines. Trygve created the new models, & together
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