Clas Edvard Friström

Clas Edvard Friström
Born (1864-01-23)23 January 1864
Torhamn, Blekinge County, Sweden
Died 27 March 1950(1950-03-27) (aged 86)
San Anselmo, California, United States
Occupation Artist, art teacher

Clas Edvard Friström (23 January 1864 – 27 March 1950) was a New Zealand artist and art teacher.

Friström was born in Torhamn, Blekinge County, Sweden on 23 January 1864.

Sometime in the 1880s he moved to Brisbane, Australia, where he was known as Edward Friström, and his brother Oscar Friström was an established portrait painter; they often exhibited together. He married Margaret Johnston of South Brisbane in July 1886;[1] they had a daughter Olivia (born 1888), a pianist of great promise, and a son. In 1903 they moved to Auckland, New Zealand.[2]

Friström died on 27 March 1950, aged 86, in San Anselmo, California, United States.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Family Notices.". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 7 August 1886. p. 201. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Social Gossip". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 30 May 1903. p. 52. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Elizabeth S. "Clas Edvard Friström". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.


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