The following obituary is from The New York Times July 2, 2010. ARNOLD FRIBERG, REALIST PAINTER, IS DEAD AT 96. by Douglas Martin. Arnold Friberg, a widely popular artist of historical and religious... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times July 2, 2010. ARNOLD FRIBERG, REALIST PAINTER, IS DEAD AT 96. by Douglas Martin. Arnold Friberg, a widely popular artist of historical and religious scenes whose painstaking quest for stunning realism led him to Valley Forge, Pa., on a winter's day... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times July 2, 2010. ARNOLD FRIBERG, REALIST PAINTER, IS DEAD AT 96. by Douglas Martin. Arnold Friberg, a widely popular artist of historical and religious scenes whose painstaking quest for stunning realism led him to Valley Forge, Pa., on a winter's day to paint what became a famous portrait of George Washington praying in the snow, died Thursday in Salt Lake City. He was 96. The cause was complications of hip surgery, his daughter-in-law Jayna... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times July 2, 2010. ARNOLD FRIBERG, REALIST PAINTER, IS DEAD AT 96. by Douglas Martin. Arnold Friberg, a widely popular artist of historical and religious scenes whose painstaking quest for stunning realism led him to Valley Forge, Pa., on a winter's day to paint what became a famous portrait of George Washington praying in the snow, died Thursday in Salt Lake City. He was 96. The cause was complications of hip surgery, his daughter-in-law Jayna Friberg-Cleamons said. Mr. Friberg (pronounced FREE-berg) was probably best known for the The Prayer at Valley Forge, which depicts Washington kneeling beside his horse while his army winters at Valley Forge. To ensure utter accuracy, he went to the... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times July 2, 2010. ARNOLD FRIBERG, REALIST PAINTER, IS DEAD AT 96. by Douglas Martin. Arnold Friberg, a widely popular artist of historical and religious scenes whose painstaking quest for stunning realism led him to Valley Forge, Pa., on a winter's day to paint what became a famous portrait of George Washington praying in the snow, died Thursday in Salt Lake City. He was 96. The cause was complications of hip surgery, his daughter-in-law Jayna Friberg-Cleamons said. Mr. Friberg (pronounced FREE-berg) was probably best known for the The Prayer at Valley Forge, which depicts Washington kneeling beside his horse while his army winters at Valley Forge. To ensure utter accuracy, he went to the Smithsonian Institution to study Washington's actual uniform.... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (19)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Looking North: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Illustration: Potlatch Collection
2003
Marling, Karal Ann
160 pages (color)
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition
2001
Editors, Art of the West
88 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
Utah Art
1991
Swanson, Vern; Robert Olpin, William Seifrit
252 pages (color)
The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery
1988
Geske, Norman and Karen O. Janovy
376 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Arnold Friberg The Passion of a Modern Master
1985
Schwarz, Ted
175 pages (color)
Contemporary Western Artists
1982
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
608 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
The West and Walter Bimson Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture