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
- 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.