Ferdinand Boberg

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Ferdinand Boberg 1903
Anna and Ferdinand Boberg on the Baltiska utställningen in Malmö

Ferdinand Boberg (born April 11, 1860 in Falun ; † May 7, 1946 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish architect .

Ferdinand Boberg was one of Sweden's best-known and most productive architects at the turn of the century 1900. Boberg was the leading exponent of modernism and contributed significantly to the spread of Art Nouveau in Sweden. From 1897 to 1915 he was the leading architect for major exhibitions ( Stockholm Exhibition 1897 and 1909, Baltic Exhibition in Malmö 1914, etc.) In addition, Boberg was responsible for the Swedish pavilions at the World Expositions in Paris 1900 ( Exposition Universelle et Internationale ), St. Louis 1904 ( Louisiana Purchase Exposition ), San Francisco 1915 ( The 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition ) a. a.

After the First World War he got fewer commissions, his style was out of date and in Sweden the classicism of the 1920s was now considered modern. During this time Boberg occupied himself with traveling through Sweden and documenting older, mainly rural buildings.

Ferdinand Boberg also worked as a designer , mainly for furniture, ceramics (including for the Rörstrand manufactory ) and glass (for Kosta and Reijmyre ).

Boberg was married to the painter Anna Boberg (1864–1935, nee Scholander).

Works (selection)

literature

  • Barbo Hovstadius (Ed.): Ferdinand Boberg. Arkitekten som universal . National Museum, Stockholm 1997, ISBN 91-7100-544-7 . (Exhibition catalog)
  • Ann T. Walton: Ferdinand Boberg, architect. The complete work . MIT Press, Cambridge / Mass. 1994, ISBN 0-262-23176-X .

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SURNAME Boberg, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish architect
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Falun
DATE OF DEATH May 7, 1946
Place of death Stockholm