Carsten Ström

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Carsten Ström (* 1913 in Malmö ; † 1995 ibid) was a Swedish artist , including children's book author , graphic artist and ceramist . He is the author of the books on Gummigutta, which have been translated into Norwegian and German, among other things.

Carsten Ström was born in Malmö in 1913. It was there that he began his career as a painter and draftsman: the original logo of the Malmö Music Theater came from him. He studied in Berlin and at the Copenhagen Art Academy. As he himself wrote, his art was strongly influenced by characters from the world of legends. His vivid imagination provided the inspiration for his children's books. In later years he tried to make a copy of the Turin shroud using medieval techniques . Carsten Ström died in Malmö in 1995.

bibliography

  • Gummigutta and the robber Rabaldus (Gummiguttas nya hus, originally published as Gummiguttas new house), 1954
  • Gummigutta and the blackberry machine (Gummigutta och blåbärsmaskinen, originally published as Gummigutta and the blueberry machine), 1955
  • Gummiguttas space flight (Gummiguttas sällsamma resa, originally published as Gummiguttas space flight to the Fummeluren), 1956

Not translated into German:

  • Gummigutta och Svarta Hatten, 1959
  • Tio gammaldags sagor, 1960
personal data
SURNAME Ström, Carsten
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Malmo
DATE OF DEATH 1995
Place of death Malmo