Ejner Johansson


Ejner Bainkamp Johansson was a Danish art historian, magister of art, writer, and documentary film director. He is also a 1998 N. L. Høyen Medal recipient.

Early life

Ejner Bainkamp Johansson was born in 1922 in Copenhagen. He was the son of a Swedish immigrant, Axel Robert Johansson, from Furuby, Småland, and a Danish mother, Margrethe Hansine Hansen, from Skibby.

Career

Johansson got his magister of art in 1956 on art history. In 1967 he was employed as a television producer in Denmark's Radio with the arts as his specialty. Here he hosted a number of late night programs on art and culture.
Johansson also assisted the Hirschsprung Collection with several exhibits.

Personal life

Johansson had a son named Karsten Johansson and through him was the paternal grandfather of actors Scarlett, Vanessa, Hunter and Adrian Johansson. According to Scarlett, she knows almost nothing about her grandfather. Even though she visited Denmark, she actually never met him due to his estrangement from her father.

Works

Johansson wrote a large number of cultural and art historical books. Some of them are:
Johanson received LO's Culture Prize in 1984. He received the N. L. Høyen Medal in 1998.