Arvid Jorm
Swedish artist (1892–1964)
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Arvid Kornelius Jorm (1892 – 1964) was a Swedish painter and graphic artist.[1] Jorm was born Arvid Johansson in Gothenburg in 1892, the son of a shopkeeper.[2] He changed his name to Arvid Jorm in 1919.[3] He studied at the Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg under Axel Erdmann and Birger Simonsson, and in Copenhagen under Astrid Holm.[1][2] He did study trips to France, Italy and North Africa.[2] His work included Italian landscapes and town pictures, and Swedish landscapes, coastal and harbour pictures.[2][4] He worked in oils, watercolours, woodcuts, lithographs and etching.[2] Jorm's art decorated a number of buildings in Sweden[1][2] including the ceiling of Skene Church, Skövde court house, and Liseberg in Gothenburg.[1][5] He died in Gothenburg in 1964.[1]
12 October 1892
Arvid Jorm | |
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Jorm in 1955 | |
| Born | Arvid Kornelius Johansson 12 October 1892 |
| Died | 26 December 1964 (aged 72) |
