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1880 Stockholm, Sweden - 1958 San Francisco, California. Known for: Landscape, oriental interiors.
Born in Stockholm, Sweden on May 14, 1880. Liljestrom came to the U.S. in 1902. With his older brother, he pursued copper mining in Arizona. Inspired by scenery of the Southwest, he opted to become a... Read full biography
Born in Stockholm, Sweden on May 14, 1880. Liljestrom came to the U.S. in 1902. With his older brother, he pursued copper mining in Arizona. Inspired by scenery of the Southwest, he opted to become a painter and moved to Chicago where he enrolled at the AIC. Several years were spent in the Orient... Read full biography
Born in Stockholm, Sweden on May 14, 1880. Liljestrom came to the U.S. in 1902. With his older brother, he pursued copper mining in Arizona. Inspired by scenery of the Southwest, he opted to become a painter and moved to Chicago where he enrolled at the AIC. Several years were spent in the Orient studying Chinese painting, sculpture and architecture. Upon moving to San Francisco in 1909, he was hired as a designer and Oriental expert for Gump's. While working there he continued exhibiting... Read full biography
Born in Stockholm, Sweden on May 14, 1880. Liljestrom came to the U.S. in 1902. With his older brother, he pursued copper mining in Arizona. Inspired by scenery of the Southwest, he opted to become a painter and moved to Chicago where he enrolled at the AIC. Several years were spent in the Orient studying Chinese painting, sculpture and architecture. Upon moving to San Francisco in 1909, he was hired as a designer and Oriental expert for Gump's. While working there he continued exhibiting locally and making painting forays into the western deserts and mountains. During the 1930s he instituted a series of exhibitions by "The Group of Eight" comprised of Frank T. Johnson, Edgar Payne, Harold Wagner, Armin Hansen, Wm Ritschell, Arthur Hill... Read full biography
Born in Stockholm, Sweden on May 14, 1880. Liljestrom came to the U.S. in 1902. With his older brother, he pursued copper mining in Arizona. Inspired by scenery of the Southwest, he opted to become a painter and moved to Chicago where he enrolled at the AIC. Several years were spent in the Orient studying Chinese painting, sculpture and architecture. Upon moving to San Francisco in 1909, he was hired as a designer and Oriental expert for Gump's. While working there he continued exhibiting locally and making painting forays into the western deserts and mountains. During the 1930s he instituted a series of exhibitions by "The Group of Eight" comprised of Frank T. Johnson, Edgar Payne, Harold Wagner, Armin Hansen, Wm Ritschell, Arthur Hill Gilbert, Wm Wendt, and himself. In 1936 he assisted Frank Van Sloun with the set of eight murals in the rotunda of the Palace of Fine Arts. Lilj.... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesArtists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
2002
Available For Sale.Hughes, Edan Milton1,249 pagesFor Sale<a href="mailto:info@askart.com">Available For Sale</a>.Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesThe Red Book Western American Price Index
1993Southwest Art126 pagesArtists in California, 1786-1940
1989Hughes, Edan Milton637 pagesArtists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985Dawdy, Doris1,184 pagesHandbook of the Collections Museum of Fine Arts
1974New Mexico, Museum of Fine Art192 pages (color)Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit
1915Walter, John; Pedro Lemos112 pages