Carl Magnus Oscar Friström b. 1856

Also known as Oscar Friström, Carl Magnus Oscar Fristrom, Oscar Fristrom
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Federation era Swedish born Brisbane painter. He also worked in a photographic studio presumably with his brother, Clas Edvard.
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Name
Carl Magnus Oscar Friström
Also known as:
  • Oscar Friström
  • Carl Magnus Oscar Fristrom
  • Oscar Fristrom
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Birth date
1856
Birth place
Sweden
Death date
1918
Active Period
  • 1884 - 1918
Arrival
  • 1884
Residence
  • c.1894 - c.1918 Brisbane, Qld.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'
Website

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References [<ExternalResource: Brown, Julie K. and Maynard, Margaret (October 1978), 'Painter and photographer: Brisbane in the 1880's and 1890's', History of Photography, .>, <ExternalResource: Hobday, P. S. (June 1931), 'Oscar Friström: the Swedish sailor who became a Queensland artist', Swedish Australasian Trade Journal, .>, <ExternalResource: Blake, T. (1897), 'Excluded, Exhibited, Exploited: Aborigines in Brisbane 1897-1910', Aboriginal, Alien, Ethnic, Brisbane History Group Papers, p. 5.>, <ExternalResource: Brown, Julie K. and Maynard, Margaret (1980), 'Fine Art Exhibitions in Brisbane, 1884-1916', Fryer Memorial Library Occasional Publication, No. 1, p. 174, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Qld.>, <ExternalResource: Haebich, Anna (1997), 'The Aboriginal "portraits" of Oscar Fristrom', Art Off Centre: placing Queensland art, [ed. G. R. Cooke], pp. 35-41, Brisbane, Qld.>, <ExternalResource: Maynard, M. (1985), 'Projections of Melancholy', Seeing the First Australians, [eds. I. and T. Donaldson], pp. 106-7, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Robb, Gwenda and Smith, Elaine (1993), 'Concise Dictionary of Australian Artists', Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: Wilson, Elizabeth S. (30 September 2002), 'Friström, Clas Edvard 1864-1950', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.>, <ExternalResource: (1974), 'Svenska Konstnärer Biografisk Handbok', Svenska Konstnärer, Stockholm, Sweden.>, <ExternalResource: (1953), 'Svenskt Konstnärslexikon', Malmö, Sweden, [vol. II].>, <ExternalResource: Brown, Julie K. and Maynard, Margaret, 'Oscar Fristrom: The Brisbane City Portraits 1885-1916', Typescript.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Sue (compiler) (2001), 'Oscar Friström: Blighted Paradise', (Website bibliography).>] [<ExternalResource: Brown, Julie K. and Maynard, Margaret (October 1978), 'Painter and photographer: Brisbane in the 1880's and 1890's', History of Photography, .>, <ExternalResource: Hobday, P. S. (June 1931), 'Oscar Friström: the Swedish sailor who became a Queensland artist', Swedish Australasian Trade Journal, .>]