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Edvin Ohrstrom BIOGRAPHY
1906 - 1994. Known for: Sculpture.
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Edwin Ohrstrom (1906-1994). Born in Burlöv, Sweden in 1906, Edvin Öhrström was working for the railways when he decided one day to leave his job and take up sculpture. One of the first lessons he... Read full biography
Edwin Ohrstrom (1906-1994). Born in Burlöv, Sweden in 1906, Edvin Öhrström was working for the railways when he decided one day to leave his job and take up sculpture. One of the first lessons he probably learned was the difficulty of keeping a family on the earnings of his new profession. 1925 -... Read full biography
Edwin Ohrstrom (1906-1994). Born in Burlöv, Sweden in 1906, Edvin Öhrström was working for the railways when he decided one day to leave his job and take up sculpture. One of the first lessons he probably learned was the difficulty of keeping a family on the earnings of his new profession. 1925 - 28 Studied at the College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. 1928 - 30 Studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, professors Carl Milles and Nils Sjögren. 1932 Studied in Paris,... Read full biography
Edwin Ohrstrom (1906-1994). Born in Burlöv, Sweden in 1906, Edvin Öhrström was working for the railways when he decided one day to leave his job and take up sculpture. One of the first lessons he probably learned was the difficulty of keeping a family on the earnings of his new profession. 1925 - 28 Studied at the College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. 1928 - 30 Studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, professors Carl Milles and Nils Sjögren. 1932 Studied in Paris, Académie Colarossi, Maison Watteau (Despiau) and Académie moderne (Léger). 1936 - 57 Worked as a designer for Orrefors where he developed a new technique with figures and forms in the shape of air-bubbles - the so-called Arielglass. Study trips to... Read full biography
Edwin Ohrstrom (1906-1994). Born in Burlöv, Sweden in 1906, Edvin Öhrström was working for the railways when he decided one day to leave his job and take up sculpture. One of the first lessons he probably learned was the difficulty of keeping a family on the earnings of his new profession. 1925 - 28 Studied at the College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. 1928 - 30 Studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, professors Carl Milles and Nils Sjögren. 1932 Studied in Paris, Académie Colarossi, Maison Watteau (Despiau) and Académie moderne (Léger). 1936 - 57 Worked as a designer for Orrefors where he developed a new technique with figures and forms in the shape of air-bubbles - the so-called Arielglass. Study trips to France, Italy, Germany, England, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Russia, Japan, China, Hongkong, Bangkok, Manila, Ce... Read full biography
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Edwin Ohrstrom (1906-1994)
Born in Burlöv, Sweden in 1906, Edvin Öhrström was working for the railways when he decided one day to leave his job and take up sculpture. One of the first lessons he probably learned was the difficulty of keeping a family on the earnings of his new profession.
1925 - 28 Studied at the College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm.
1928 - 30 Studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm, professors Carl Milles and Nils Sjögren.
1932 Studied in Paris, Académie Colarossi, Maison Watteau (Despiau) and Académie moderne (Léger).
1936 - 57 Worked as a designer for Orrefors where he developed a new technique with figures and forms in the shape of air-bubbles - the so-...But wait, there's more...
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