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Art and Design in Sweden and Swedish America

This guide is for anyone looking to conduct research on Swedish and Swedish American art and design using Swenson Center resources.

Books

Some book titles to get you started. This is not an exhaustive list!

Härute - out here: Swedish immigrant artists in Midwest America. An exhibition of works from Augustana College and the Quad Cities community

            Kirn, Mary Em.; Maurer, Sherry Case.; 1984.

Modern Swedish design: three founding texts

            Åhrén, Uno, et. al, 2008.

First annual exhibition of works by Swedish-American artists

            Swedish-American Art Association, 1929.

Swedish folkart: floral and kurbits designs

            Edwards, Diane, 2005.

Swedish folk art: all tradition is change

            Widbom, Mats.; Klein, Barbro Sklute.; 1994.

Norwegian folk art: the migration of a tradition

            Nelson, Marion John, et.al, 1995.

Design basics for Swedish folk art Vol 1

            Edwards, Diane, 2010.

Den svenska hemslöjden. Handcraft in Sweden.

            Henschen Ingvar, Ingegerd, 1951.

Painting by Minnesotans of Norwegian background, 1870-1970

            Nelson, Marion J., 2000.

The Swedish vision : landscape and figurative painting 1885-1920 : an exhibition organised by Moser & Klang, Stockholm in conjunction with Christopher Newall, London at Shepherd Gallery, New York, Oct. 16th to Dec. 7th, 1985

            Moser, Claes.; Newall, Christopher.; 1985.

Art in Sweden: leaving the empty cube: contemporary Swedish art

            Engblom, Soren, 1998.

Carl and Karin Larsson: creators of the Swedish style

            Snodin, Michael.; Stavenow-Hidemark, Elisabet; 1997.