• Books about the Brandt-Erichsen family

VIGGO BRANDT-ERICHSEN (1896-1955), a Danish-American artist and sculptor, built Elverhøj as his dream home and studio — almost single-handedly over a period of four years.

Viggo said of Solvang:

When you look for a place . . . and you find Utopia — then you stop looking, and say, "There!"

• Viggo Brandt-Erichsen Biography Page
• Viggo Brandt-Erichsen Art Gallery 1:  Woodcuts
• Viggo Brandt-Erichsen Art Gallery 2 [forthcoming]

MARTHA MOTT (“PATT”) BRANDT-ERICHSEN (1906-1983), an accomplished painter and art teacher shown here doing a portrait of her son David, donated Elverhøj to the community to be used as a museum to promote the arts and the Danish heritage of Solvang.

• Martha Mott Brandt-Erichsen Biography Page [forthcoming]
• Martha Mott Brandt-Erichsen Art Gallery 1:  “The Flight of the Birds”
• Martha Mott Brandt-Erichsen Art Gallery 2:  Oscar Wilde
• Martha Mott Brandt-Erichsen Art Gallery 3:  “The Crock of Gold”
• Martha Mott Brandt-Erichsen Art Gallery 4:  The Four Elements
• Martha Mott Brandt-Erichsen Art Gallery 5:  [forthcoming]

THE BRANDT-ERICHSEN CHILDREN:

• Jean Brandt-Erichsen (now Jean Nandi, b. 1935)
• Thor Brandt-Erichsen (1939-2008)
• David Brandt-Erichsen (b. 1947)