Background
Oskar Johan Waldemar Hansen was born at Langenes in Øksnes, Nordland, Norway.
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He is most associated with the design of many of the sculptures on and around the Hoover Dam. Before coming to America, he served as a merchant seaman. He later served in the United States Army.
In the late 1930s or early 1940’s, Hansen built a home and artists studio on property near Ashcroft outside Charlottesville, Virginia.
Beyond the Cherubim (1964)
Sculptures at Hoover Dam (1960)
Hiltzik, Michael (2010) Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century (New York: Simon and Schuster).
