Carl Redin (June 15, 1892 – June 19, 1944) was a Swedish-born American artist. He was known for his landscape paintings, and his body of work focused on the

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, with an emphasis on

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and its environs.

Immigration to America and health struggles

In 1913, Redin emigrated to the United States. He settled in Chicago within a Swedish community, engaging in various jobs, including varnishing apartments and restoring church paintings. However, in 1916, Redin was diagnosed with

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. Seeking a cure and a respite from the Midwest's damp climate, he boarded a train for the arid Southwest, ultimately finding treatment in Albuquerque's Methodist sanatorium. Redin's three-year convalescence not only restored his health but also let him return to his art, focusing on the vistas of the Southwest that would define his oeuvre. He exhibited his paintings in May 1919 at the Albuquerque Women's Club.

Artistic career in Albuquerque

Residing in

, Redin collaborated with fellow artists such as Ben Turner, Charles Bolsius, Nils Hogner, and Carl Von Hassler, who formed the city's community of artists. His first show in 1926, sponsored by the Albuquerque Women's Club, marked the beginning of a career characterized by financial insecurity, but was sustained by patrons like Dr. Carl Hagland and Howard Roosa. Redin worked across the American Southwest. In February 1927 he traveled to Phoenix to paint the Superstition Mountains. In 1938 his exhibited his work at the Arizona Inn in

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. He painted during a time when

was marketing itself as an exotic getaway. His paintings adorned hotels, public buildings, and department stores.

Later years and move to California

Facing deteriorating health, Redin left Albuquerque in 1941, seeking lower altitudes in

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due to a diagnosed heart condition. Redin died on June 19, 1944.Albuquerque Journal, Carl Redin Funeral Rites Are Sunday at Hanover, Kansas, June 23, 1944.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Redin, Carl Artists of the American West American male painters 20th-century American painters 1892 births 1944 deaths Swedish painters Artists from Albuquerque, New Mexico Painters from New Mexico Section of Painting and Sculpture artists 20th-century American male artists Swedish emigrants to the United States

Immigration to America and health struggles

Artistic career in Albuquerque

Later years and move to California

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