Rolf Bull-Hansen

Rolf Bull-Hansen (29 February 1888 – 8 October 1970) was a Norwegian educator and author.

He was born at Norderhov in Buskerud, Norway.He was a son of headmaster and parish priest Fredrik Vilhelm Bull Hansen (1852-1923) and Caroline Steenbuch (1862-1939). He was an uncle of army general Fredrik Bull-Hansen. He attended Bergen Cathedral School andgraduated in 1908 with a teacher's degree from the University of Kristiania (now University of Oslo).

From 1938 he was headmaster and later rector of the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (Statens sløyd- og tegnelærerskole) in Notodden until his retirement in 1954. He is known for his contributions to drawing education with a focus on first developing creativity and spontaneityfollowed later by technique and methodology. Among his publications are Anvendt tegning i skolen from 1924, Barns tegning og tegning i skolen from 1928, and Tegning på naturlig grunnlag from 1953.He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1948.

Kjetil Fallan (2016) Designing Modern Norway: A History of Design Discourse (Taylor & Francis) ISBN 9781315528649