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New Perspectives: Welcome to American Voices and Visions

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Artist

Malthe M. Hasselriis

born Skive, Denmark 1888-died Gentofte, Denmark 1970

Also known as: Malthe C. M. Hasselriis
Malthe Hasselriis
Born: Skive, Denmark
Died: Gentofte, Denmark
Active in: New York, New York, United States
Nationalities: American

Biography: Malthe Hasselriis was a self-taught miniaturist whose sitters included Pearl Buck, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and President John F. Kennedy. Hasselriis was also a talented illustrator, providing watercolors for stories by Pearl Buck, and for editions of The Ugly Duckling and Tales of a Chinese Grandmother. He won the Levantia White Boardman award for best miniature in 1948 and 1956.