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Nelson Sandgren

Nelson Sandgren (1917 - 2006) was active/lived in Oregon, Manitoba.  Nelson Sandgren is known for Painting, education.

Ernest Nelson Sandgren known as Nelson Sandgren or E. Nelson Sandgren (1917 - 2006)

Born in Dauphin, Manitoba, Nelson came west with parents Beulah and Sam to Portland during the Great Depression after a boyhood in Chicago.  Throughout his life he treasured both his early urban experiences and the bounteous, healthful nature he found on the west coast.

He began college at Linfield where he played baseball, sang in an a capella quartet, and met father Bernard Geiser who became for him a great influence toward the arts.  Transferring to University of Oregon, Nelson lettered again in baseball and graduated while enrolled in the ROTC.  Nelson married Olive Palm of Portland in November 1941.  During World War II he did basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia, then served as a lieutenant at various posts stateside and in the Philippines.

After the war Nelson returned to University of Oregon on the GI Bill for graduate work in painting with p   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1801 characters.]  Artist bio

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Similar artists

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