Bror Hjorth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bror Hjorth

Swedish artist

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1894

Place of Birth: Älvkarleby congregation, Uppsala County, Sweden

Date of Death: 21-May-1968

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Bror Hjorth (1894 in Marma, Sweden – May 21, 1968 in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Swedish artist.
Hjorth was one of Sweden’s best-known sculptors and painters, and was professor of art at the Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm from 1949 to 1959.
On completion of his studies, he lived in Uppsala, where he built his studio home in Kåbo, now the Bror Hjorths Hus museum.
He was awarded the Sergel Prize in 1955.