When I looked up Rolf Jacobsen I was troubled to find out he was one of the Norwegians who collaborated with the Nazis and the puppet Quisling gov't during the German occupation of Norway in WW II (1940-45). Jacobsen was lucky to get off with only three years of hard labor as the punishment for his treason!
I did note with some interest how Jacobsen converted to the Catholic faith in 1950.
Ars Longa, vita brevis. I'm firmly of the opinion that the art matters much more than the artist; many great creators were dreadful human beings, and the sheer passage of time will render their beliefs and worldview alien to successive generations.
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Kaor, Paul!
When I looked up Rolf Jacobsen I was troubled to find out he was one of the Norwegians who collaborated with the Nazis and the puppet Quisling gov't during the German occupation of Norway in WW II (1940-45). Jacobsen was lucky to get off with only three years of hard labor as the punishment for his treason!
I did note with some interest how Jacobsen converted to the Catholic faith in 1950.
Sean
Ars Longa, vita brevis. I'm firmly of the opinion that the art matters much more than the artist; many great creators were dreadful human beings, and the sheer passage of time will render their beliefs and worldview alien to successive generations.
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