Arnold Friberg

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Arnold Friberg (born December 21, 1913 in Winnetka , Illinois , † July 1, 2010 in Salt Lake City , Utah ) was an American illustrator and painter who was nominated for an Oscar for his artistic achievements in a feature film .

Life

Arnold Friberg was born in Winnetka in 1913. His parents were Scandinavian immigrants, the father a Swede and the mother a Norwegian , moved with him to Arizona when he was three years old . He was painting cartoons at the age of seven, during which time his parents joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .

After high school he attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1935. In 1940 Friberg moved to New York City and studied with Norman Rockwell under the artist Harvey Dunn at the Grand Central School of Art. After the outbreak of World War II , he was from United States Army drafted and was assigned to the 86th Infantry Division. There he was commissioned to map the surroundings . After the war he moved to Utah to teach at the University of Utah .

In 1953 he moved to Hollywood to work with Cecil B. DeMille on the film The Ten Commandments as the chief designer, as DeMille was looking for a suitable artist and the Book of Mormon paintings he made became aware of him. For his participation in the film The Ten Commandments , he received an Oscar nomination in the category " Best Costume Design " with Edith Head , Dorothy Jeakins , John Jensen and Ralph Jester at the 1957 Academy Awards . In the 1960s he was commissioned by Chevrolet to take four pictures of college football games on the occasion of the 100th anniversary. He designed, among other things, the oil painting The First Game , which was published in 1968 and depicts a game scene of the first college football game in 1869 between Princeton and Rutgers University .

In 1975 Friberg published the picture The Prayer at Valley Forge on which George Washington can be seen kneeling in the snow at Valley Forge . He also created a life-size painting of Charles, Prince of Wales (1978) and Elizabeth II (1990).

He was a member of the Royal Society of Arts until his death .

Works (selection)

  • 1953–1956: 15 works on The 10 Commandments
  • 1955: The Risen Lord
  • 1968: The First Game
  • 1975: The Prayer at Valley Forge

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Arnold Friberg. Retrieved February 27, 2018 .
  2. ^ Arnold Friberg. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 23, 2006 ; accessed on February 27, 2018 (English).
  3. ^ A b c The Book of Mormon Paintings of Arnold Friberg. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 16, 2006 ; accessed on February 27, 2018 (English).
  4. ^ Robert T. Barrett, Susan Easton Black: Setting a Standard in LDS Art: Four Illustrators of the Mid-Twentieth Century . (PDF) In: Brigham Young University (Ed.): BYU Studies . 44, No. 2, 2005, ISSN  0007-0106 , pp. 29-41. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  5. ^ Friberg's Moses paintings brought out of obscurity in BYU exhibit. May 22, 2017, accessed February 27, 2018 .
  6. ^ 'Ten Commandments' exhibit to commemorate Friberg's 100th birthday. March 28, 2013, accessed February 27, 2018 .
  7. ^ The 29th Academy Awards - 1957. Oscars.org, accessed January 17, 2018 .
  8. ^ "The Prayer At Valley Forge". (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 23, 2006 ; accessed on February 27, 2018 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Friberg, Arnold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American illustrator and painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Winnetka , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 2010
Place of death Salt Lake City , Utah