Jens Rosing

Rosing was born in 1925 in Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Greenland, son of priest and artist Otto Rosing. In 1947–1948, he was a student at the Akademiet for Fri og Merkantil Kunst in Denmark. In 1952, he married Dagny Rosing (maiden name Nielsen), who is Danish. That year, Rosing introduced domesticated reindeer to Nuup Kangerlua, and he managed a reindeer station in Itinnera along one of the fjords near Nuuk until 1959. He and his family lived for many years in a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark. Jens and Dagny Rosing had 3 boys and one girl. == Career ==

Greenlandic Traditions Rosing focused on understanding, interpreting and sharing Greenlandic traditions. Stamp Design Rosing was known as the number one stamp designer for Greenland. Throughout his 50-year career, Rosing produced 130 stamp designs. His first design was produced in 1957 and was a commemorative stamp for Greenland. and from 1995 to 1998 in. He realized their significance and initiated their excavation and study. In his book "The Sky Hangs Low", Rosing describes the find and results from scientific studies of the mummies in the context of Greenlandic Inuit culture. Rosing's line drawings and watercolors illustrate key features of the mummies, particularly details of their clothing. == Awards ==

• Danish Writers Association's popular science prize, 1979 • Greenland Christmas Seal Committee's prize, 1983 • Greenland Home Rule's Culture Prize, 1985 • Danish State Art Foundation's life-long grant, 1989 • Greenland Home Rule's Decoration for Meritorious Services, 1997 == Publications ==

• The Sky Hangs Low, Penumbra Press, 1986 • Hvis vi vågner til havblik, Borgens Forlag, Copenhagen, 1993 • Si nous nous réveillons par temps calme ..., éditions Paulsen, Paris 2007 • Things and Wonders, the Norsemen in Greenland and America, Gavia, Humlebæk, 2000 ==References==