About Einar Forseth
Lived 1892 – 1988 (aged 96). Einar Forseth was a Swedish architect, painter, illustrator and textile artist.
Carl Einar Andreas Forseth (1892–1988) was a Swedish artist, remembered above all for his mosaics in the Golden Hall in Stockholm City Hall completed in 1923.
Examples of his stained glass creations can be seen in St Mary's Church, Helsingborg (1937), Sankt Nicolai, Halmstad (1937), St Peter and St Sigfrid's Church, Stockholm, and Coventry Cathedral, for which he also created floor mosaics in 1962.
He was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal in 1963.
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Who was Einar Forseth?
Swedish artist (1892-1988)
When was Einar Forseth born?
Einar Forseth was born on 7 August 1892 in Linköping Cathedral Congregation.
When did Einar Forseth die?
Einar Forseth died on 5 December 1988 in Västerled.
What was Einar Forseth's occupation?
Einar Forseth was an architect, painter, illustrator and textile artist.
What nationality was Einar Forseth?
Einar Forseth was Swedish.
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