Ida Gawell-Blumenthal
Ida Gawell-Blumenthal | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ida Albertina Gawell |
| Also known as | Delsbostintan |
| Born | November 4, 1869 Arbrå parish, Hälsingland, Sweden |
| Died | May 14, 1953 (aged 83) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Visa (song) |
| Years active | 1895-1953 |
| Spouse(s) | Moritz Blumenthal (1898–1921) |
Ida Albertina Gawell-Blumenthal (4 November 1869 – 14 May 1953)[1] was a Swedish author, storyteller, and singer, known under the name Delsbostintan.[2][3]
Biography
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Gawell-Blumenthal was the daughter of a priest from Arbrå. She is best known under the pseudonym Delsbostintan, under which she first performed in 1895 at Skansen as a performer of folk songs and stories from Hälsingland.[4] She toured for many years in the Nordic countries as well as Swedish communities in the US, as a storyteller of humorous Hälsingland stories, often with musical illustrations on the spilåpipa and singing.[5][6]
She moved to Stockholm in 1895 for studies at the Technical School and was married from 1898 to 1921 to the physician Moritz Blumenthal, who died in 1923.
Awards
[edit]Ida Gawell-Blumenthal received the royal medal Litteris et Artibus in 1929.[7] In 2003, on the 50th anniversary of her death, a statue of her was erected in the square in Delsbo.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- Stintans amerikafärd. Stockholm: Skoglund. 1908.
- Från hembygd och färdvägar. Stockholm: Minerva. 1913.
- Delsbo / bilder af Bror Hillgren. Stockholm: Norstedt. 1915.
- Jag vill hjälpa Er att fira jul / Delsbostintan. Stockholm. 1934.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Norrlänningar i Stockholm / huvudredaktör Ida Gawell-Blumenthal. Stockholm: Bengt Lindbergs förlagsaktiebolag. 1943.
- Hälsingehistorier. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. 1945.
- MEA. Stockholm: Centraltryckeriet. 1984.
Filmography
[edit]- 1923 – En rackarunge
- 1923 – Eld ombord
- 1926 – Fänrik Ståls sägner-del I
- 1926 – Fänrik Ståls sägner-del II
- 1936 – Kungen kommer
- 1944 – Delsbostintan berättar (short film)
- 1944 – Hemma i Hälsingland (short film)
- 1944 – En erfaren husmors råd (short film)
- 1945 – Det var en gång...
- 1949 – Delsbostintan språkar litet om Lång-Lasse (short film)
- 1962 – Fåfängans marknad
References
[edit]- ^ "Ida Gawell-Blumenthal". Svensk Filmdatabas (in Swedish). 1869-11-04. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Ida A Blumenthal-Gawell - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ a b "Ida Albertina Gawell-Blumenthal". skbl.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ Skansen och Artur Hazelius; en skiss och minnesbok by Johan Levart, (Stockholm: Hugo Gebers Förlag, 1901) pp. 51–55.
- ^ Stintans amerikafärd by Ida Gawell-Blumenthal, (Stockholm: Skoglund, 1908).
- ^ "101 (Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok / 1943)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Litteris et Artibus". skbl.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-17.
External links
[edit]- Delsbostintan at newfield.nu
- Photos from Uppland Museum
- Delsbostintan at Swedish Media Database
- Delsbostintan at Swedish entertainment music, revues and film 1900–1960