Else Poulsson

Else Poulsson (24 March 1909 – 10 February 2002) was a Norwegian painter and textile artist.

Early life and education Poulsson was born in Rjukan in Telemark, Norway on 24 March 1909. She was the daughter of Jens Jørgensen Poulsson and Vivi Lange, and was a sister of Colonel Jens-Anton Poulsson and a niece of architect Magnus Poulsson.

Detail of the wallpaper of the United Nations Security Council chamber, designed by Poulsson. Poulsson was educated at Statens kvinnelige industriskole (1925–1927) then at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, alongside Enevold Thømt, in Oslo (1927–1929). She also took courses at Johanna Brunson's weaving school in Stockholm and the Tavastehus weaving school in Finland. Poulsson was awarded the Norwegian Handicraft Association's scholarship in 1930 and the Norwegian Textile Industry's travelling grant in 1963. a carpet design for Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim and embroidery for the Museum of Decorative Arts in Oslo.

Exhibitions Poulsson showed work in collective exhibitions

National Exhibition, Bergen, 1928 Stockholm exhibition, 1930 National exhibition, Trondheim, 1930 Norsk Prydkunstlag's Christmas exhibition, Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, 1930 World Exhibition, Paris, 1937 Norwegian Applied Arts 1951, Gothenburg Norwegian Applied Arts 1951, Copenhagen Design in Scandinavia, travelling exhibition USA, 1954 Norwegian Textiles Now, Museum of Decorative Arts in Oslo, 1971

Solo exhibitions

Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, 1961 Museum of Decorative Arts in Oslo, 1966

Awards

1st prize in competition for tableware for Oslo City Hall 1947 1st prize in a competition for textiles Oslo City Hall 1948

Personal life Poulsson married lecturer Per Reetz Moe in 1942.

She died in Bærum on 10 February 2002.