Borg, Carl Oscar, 1879-1947

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Self taught Swedish-American artist Carl Oscar Borg (1879-1947) began his career as a sign painter in New York. He emigrated to the United States from Stockholm, Sweden in 1901, settling in Los Angeles in 1903 where he became active in the emerging Los Angeles art community. He became the protogé of Phoebe Apperson Hearst (mother of William Randolph Hearst) whose support and endorsement enabled him to study in Europe. He established himself as a serious artist after World War II working in the fields of print, film and painting, enabling him to secure a place among the Los Angeles artistic elite. Borg specialized in painting the Southwestern Hopi and Navajo Indians. He also painted mariners and the seal hunting scenes which took place in Channel Island near Santa Barbara. He was a member of the National Academy of Design, the National Academy of Arts, the Sociéte Internationale des Beaux Arts (Paris) and the prestigious Salmagundi Club. He traveled to Sweden in 1939, remaining there until the end of World War II. Upon his return to California, he settled in Santa Barbara where he remained until his death in 1947.

From the guide to the Carl Oscar Borg scrapbooks, 1903-1955, (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution)

Painter, etcher, film art director; Los Angeles, Calif., Sweden, and Santa Barbara, Calif.

Borg emigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1901, settling in Los Angeles in 1903 where he became active in the emerging Los Angeles art community. He traveled to Sweden in 1939, remaining there until the end of World War II. Upon his return to California, he settled in Santa Barbara where he remained until his death. Borg specialized in depicting Native Americans and landscapes of California and the Southwest.

From the description of Carl Oscar Borg scrapbooks, 1903-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78430910

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creatorOf Phoebe A. Hearst letters to Carl O. Borg Archives of American Art
creatorOf Los Angeles County Museum correspondence with artists Archives of American Art
referencedIn Automobile Club of Southern California Collection of Photographs and Negatives, 1898-1982, bulk 1920s-1930s The Huntington Library
creatorOf Borg, Carl Oscar, 1879-1947. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Automobile Club of Southern California,. Automobile Club of Southern California Collection of Photographs and Negatives, 1898-1982 (bulk 1920s-1930s) Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Douglas, Frances, 1870-. Papers, 1890-1963 (bulk 1900-1948). University of Arizona Libraries
referencedIn Borg, Carl : Biographical file. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
creatorOf Carl Oscar Borg scrapbooks Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Automobile Club of Southern California, corporateBody
associatedWith Douglas, Frances, 1870- person
associatedWith Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919. person
associatedWith Los Angeles County Museum. corporateBody
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Birth 1879-03-03

Death 1947-05-08

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