A Life of Many Faces Born into the lower middle class of Copenhagen, the son of a butcher, Robert Storm Petersen grew up amidst the familiar rhythms of a working-class environment. His path through the Academy of Art was interrupted, yet this detour led him toward a life of immense versatility. He moved through the world as a painter, illustrator, and entertainer, finding his footing in the cabaret scenes and the bustling newsrooms of…