Painter
Centurion, 1915–1932
Born 19 October 1853 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Died 2 January 1932 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Buried Sand Hill Cemetery
, South Canaan, Connecticut
Proposed by Julian Alden Weir and Henry Golden Dearth
Elected 6 November 1915 at age sixty-two
Proposer of:
Century Memorial
Emil Carlsen was an adopted son of America. He seemed to have planned a career as architect in his native Denmark, but his coming to the United States at the age of nineteen turned all his interests to painting. His landscapes and marines are among the most pleasing works of painters of our day. Medals of honor were conferred upon his work on a dozen notable occasions, and his pictures now hang in most of the great American galleries.
Alexander Dana Noyes
1932 Century Association Yearbook