Name/Title
Canyon HousesEntry/Object ID
1990/46:1Description
A small original drypoint etching print made by Birger Sandzén (1871-1954) in 1933 in Lindsborg, Kansas, entitled "Canyon Houses." The print is signed by Sandzén and is mated and framed. This print is one of 35 editions of the original etching.Type of Print
EtchingContext
Birger Sandzén was born in 1871 in Västergötland, Sweden. Sandzén studied art with Arvid Nyholm, Anders Zorn, and Richard Berg in the Arts League of Stockholm, and with Edmond François Aman-Jean in Paris in the late 19th century. In the 1890s, he moved to Lindsborg, Kansas and taught art at Bethany College until 1946. Sandzén was a prolific painter and printmaker throughout his life until he passed away in 1954. His work is characterized by landscape scenes of the American West and Southwest, particularly Utah and New Mexico.Acquisition
Accession
1990/46Source or Donor
Stig BensonAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Stig BensonMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Birger SandzénRole
ArtistDate made
1933Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
LindsborgState/Province
KansasCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
Lower right cornerTranscription
Canyon Houses
Birger Sandzén
Birger SandzénLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
PencilLexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Art, Painting, Emigrants, ImmigrantsSearch Terms
Sandzén, Birger, 1871-1954Dimensions
Height
14-1/4 inWidth
16 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Birger SandzénRelated Places
Place
City
LindsborgState/Province
KansasCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaReproductions
Notes
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