Elmer A. Forsberg collection, ca. 1920-1950.

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Elmer A. Forsberg collection, ca. 1920-1950.

The collection consists of a scrapbook documenting the career of Elmer A. Forsberg. It includes newspaper clippings, some related correspondence, and miscellaneous photographs of portrait and landscape paintings.

1 oversize portfolio.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8247872

Aurora University, Phillips Library

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Forsberg, Elmer A., 1883-1950.

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Born in Finland in 1883, Forsberg immigrated to the U.S. in 1895. He entered the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1904 and became an instructor there in 1906. He remained on the faculty until his death in 1950. From 1924 to 1942 he served as Finnish Consul in Chicago. From the description of Elmer A. Forsberg collection, ca. 1920-1950. (Art Institute of Chicago). WorldCat record id: 80578029 ...

Art Institute of Chicago. School

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