Oslo 195806. Picasso in Norwegian concrete - it attracted international attention when it was reported...

Oslo 195806. Picasso in Norwegian concrete - it attracted international attention when it was reported that Picasso had had a finger in the game at the decorative design of the walls of the government building in Oslo. The message was correct in its core, but could be misunderstood. Picasso had not been given any assignments, but had even expressed a desire to experiment with the decorative opportunities in the new concrete technique used in the government building. Norwegian painter Carl Nesjar has been a contact man with Picasso, and also has sandblasted Picasso on the wall. But Picasso is just one of many artists behind the works of art in the building. Here from the decoration of the government building, which is approaching the completed building, June 1958. The picture: A construction worker works with the floor of the staircase. In the background, one of the sandblasted works of art where Picasso is the artist. Photo: Aage Storløkken and Carl Nesjar/ Aktuell /NTB