Tone Vigeland (6 August 1938 – 18 March 2024) was a Norwegian goldsmith and silversmith and a jewellery designer.

Tone Vigeland
Born(1938-08-06)6 August 1938
Oslo, Norway
Died18 March 2024(2024-03-18) (aged 85)
Alma materNorwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
Occupation(s)Goldsmith/silversmith and jewellery designer
RelativesEmanuel Vigeland (grandfather)
Maria Vigeland (aunt)
AwardsPrince Eugen Medal
Order of St. Olav

Personal life

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Vigeland was born on 6 August 1938 in Oslo to painter Per Vigeland [no] and Randi Helleberg.[1] She was a granddaughter of painter Emanuel Vigeland,[2] and thus a niece of painter and sculptor Maria Vigeland.[3] She was married to physician Atle Rønning Arnesen from 1963 to 1988.[1] Vigeland died on 18 March 2024, at the age of 85.[4]

Career

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Vigeland studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1955 to 1957, where she had goldsmiths Oskar Sørensen [no] and Sigurd Alf Eriksen [no] as teachers.[5]

Vigeland is represented in galleries worldwide, including the European Victoria and Albert Museum, Pinakothek der Moderne and Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, New York City museums Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Art and Design, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. She was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal in 1988, and was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1996.[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Brundtland, Cecilie Malm. "Tone Vigeland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ Messel, Nils. "Emmanuel Vigeland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ Kokkin, Jan. "Maria Vigeland". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ Tone Vigeland (85) er død: – En av Skandinavias ledende kunstnere (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tone Vigeland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 February 2017.