Aage Rasmussen

Aage Rasmussen was a Danish portrait photographer who held multiple exhibitions of his work across the world. Rasmussen was also a champion racewalker, winning Danish titles, setting national records, and competing at the Olympics. In 1918 he changed his name to Aage Remfeldt, with his photography work being credited under his new name.

Rasmussen studied at the Technological Institute before going to Oslo in 1910 to work as a portrait photographer. Whilst in Oslo during World War I he bought a large studio camera off the black market due to a ban on exporting long lenses from Germany. Rasmussen’s first exhibits took place in 1919, with his work being shown in Toronto, London, and Stockholm. Later exhibitions took place in cities in the United States including New York, Washington, Buffalo, and Chicago. In 1922 Rasmussen became a Norwegian citizen, but he returned home in 1935 to run his father’s business in Havdrup. By the late 1970s several collections of Rasmussen’s photographs had been acquired by various organisations, including a set of 300 pictures by the North Jutland Art Museum.

As a racewalker Rasmussen set three Danish records. He won the national title in the Danish mile in 1909 and won the 10km title the following year. Rasmussen competed in the 10km event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics where he narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing in fourth place.

Personal Best: 10kmW – 46:26.0 (1914).