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Arnold Friberg

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Arnold Friberg (1913 - 2010) was active/lived in Utah, Arizona, Illinois.  Arnold Friberg is known for Genre-historical-religious and figure painting-mounties.

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.

And when it came time to paint, he stood on the banks of the Schuylkill River in the bitter cold n   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 12593 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Facts about Arnold Friberg

   Publications  Book References:  19
Magazine References:  4

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4 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Arnold Friberg
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review The Potlatch Mountie Collection June 2003 Spooner, Peter F Yes
Southwest Art Art Events October 2000 Editors, Southwest Art Yes
Art-Talk Art News June 1999 Editor, Art-Talk No
Art of the West the Studio November 1995 Stavig, Vicki Yes
19 Book References for Arnold Friberg
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
2003 Marling, Karal Ann Looking North: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Illustration: Potlatch Collection 160 Yes
2001 Editors, Art of the West Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition 88 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1997 Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998 1515 No
1997 Southwest Art Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art 128 No
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1993 Southwest Art Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art 64 No
1993 Southwest Art The Red Book Western American Price Index 126 No
1991 Swanson, Vern; Robert Olpin, William Seifrit Utah Art 252 Yes
1988 Geske, Norman and Karen O. Janovy The American Painting Collection of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery 376 Yes
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1985 Schwarz, Ted Arnold Friberg The Passion of a Modern Master 175 Yes
1982 Samuels, Peggy and Harold Contemporary Western Artists 608 Yes
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1971 Steadman, William E The West and Walter Bimson Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture 223 Yes
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