The sculptor Kai Nielsen (1882-1924) achieved great popularity in the 1910s and 20s, both with his statuettes and with larger works for public settings. Nielsen's almost explosive activity gave rise to a rich network, as evidenced by his correspondence. Collections of Kai Nielsen's letters are now housed at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and will gradually be made public in connection with the museum's special exhibition in 2024.
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Danish sculptor Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (1911–1984) is a central figure in Danish modernist art. During the 1930s she belonged to the surrealist artist group associated with the journal Linien (The Line). After the Second World War, she was a part of the exhibition partnerships Høst (Harvest) and Cobra. She spent most of her life in Paris where she lived with her life partner and fellow artist Ernest Mancoba and their son, Wonga. Her correspondence is an important source of insight into her aesthetic position as well as well as her exhibition history and the institutionalization of her art.
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Baroness Christine Stampe (1797–1868) was one of the most significant figures during Bertel Thorvaldsen’s (1770–1844) final years. Her written recollections of the sculptor were published in an edited version in 1912, while the original manuscript has been kept under seal at the Thorvaldsens Museum. The now published manuscript includes detailed notes on Thorvaldsen’s production and events in his life and contributes to our knowledge of his extensive national and international network.
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