Alfred Broger

Alfred Broger (born September 26, 1922 in Appenzell ; † January 24, 2011 ibid), known as Chrönis Fred , was a Swiss graphic artist and painter .

Career

Broger graduated as a graphic designer and textile draftsman. He stayed in a wide variety of places such as Paris, London and Zurich. From 1973 he lived as a freelance painter in Appenzell. He worked in different styles from naturalistic to abstract. In 1997 he was named Sports Artist of the Year. He took part in numerous exhibitions in Switzerland.

Collections

National Insurance Collection

Awards

2008 Innerrhod Culture Prize

literature

Alfred Broger, Guido Ebneter: Restoni, the Fahnenjunker: a story from the Appenzellerland. Appenzeller Volksfreund, Appenzell 1986, ISBN 3-905058-01-4 .
Swiss Lexicon. Verlag Schweizer Lexikon, Lucerne 1991/92
General artist lexicon. The visual artists of all times and peoples. Saur, Munich / Leipzig 1992 ff.
Swiss art of the 20th century. The National Insurance Collection. Swiss Institute for Art Research, Zurich, 2005 ( catalogs of Swiss museums and collections. 17).
Sport in the focus of the painter Alfred Broger: An unusual exhibition. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. June 5, 1997.

Web links

Broger, Alfred. In: Sikart

Individual evidence

↑ Innerrhoder Totentafel for 2011 (E-Periodica, pdf, 1.4MB)
↑ Keyword: Culture Prize. In: St. Galler Tagblatt. January 25, 2010.

personal data
SURNAME	Broger, Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Chrönis Fred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss graphic artist and painter
DATE OF BIRTH	September 26, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Appenzell
DATE OF DEATH	January 24, 2011
Place of death	Appenzell

[1] Innerrhoder Totentafel for 2011 (E-Periodica, pdf, 1.4MB)

[2] Keyword: Culture Prize. In: St. Galler Tagblatt. January 25, 2010.