The Gerlesborg School of Fine Art () is an

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located in the village of Gerlesborg, south of

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. The school also has a branch in

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and holds courses in

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History

The Gerlesborg School of Fine Art was founded in 1944 by the painter Arne Isacsson. Hans Fromén, art historian, and Jöran Salmson, artist, were also teachers at that time. The activities grew fast and Isacsson and Fromén bought the boarding-house in Gerlesborg. In 1948, the college had its first course in

, in collaboration with Georg Suttner. At the beginning of the 1950s, the college was really established and the basis of the currently important artistic and cultural centre was laid, both nationally and internationally. The contacts with musicians, composers, authors and performing artists were increased. In 1958, the Gerlesborg School of Fine Art in Stockholm was founded. The head teachers were Georg Suttner and Staffan Hallström. From autumn 1993, the college is housed in the building of a former elementary school in the district of

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. In 1963, the Gerlesborg School of Fine Art Foundation was constituted and was allowed government subsidy. In 1969, at the schools 25-year anniversary, it was considered the largest free art college in

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Notable alumni

Lennart Rodhe Lennart Rodhe (November 15, 1916 – January 17, 2005) was a Sweden, Swedish artist, painter and printmaker. Lennart Rodhe enrolled as a student in 1934 at Edward Berggrens studio at Konstfack, Tekniska skolan in Stockholm, and studied under Peter ...

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* Staffan Hallström * Vera Nilsson * Arne Cassel * Torsten Bergmark *

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Evert Lundquist Evert Ernst Erland Olof Lundquist (17 July 1904 – 4 November 1994) was a Swedish painter and graphic artist. He was born in Stockholm, the son of a railway official, Ernst Lundquist and Olga Eugenia Maria Charlotta Lundquist (born Björck). ...

Torsten Renqvist Thorsten (Thorstein, Torstein, Torsten) is a Scandinavian given name. The Old Norse name was ''Þórsteinn''. It is a compound of the theonym ''Þór'' (''Thor'') and ''steinn'' "stone", which became ''Thor'' and ''sten'' in Old Danish and Old Swe ...

* Peter Dahl *

Lars Lerin Lars Ivar Lerin (born 2 April 1954 in Munkfors) is a Swedish painter and author. He won the August Prize The August Prize () is an annual Swedish literary prize awarded each year since 1989 by the Swedish Publishers' Association. The prize is ...

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External links

Gerlesborgsskolan
official website {{authority control Art schools in Sweden Educational institutions established in 1944 1944 establishments in Sweden Education in Västra Götaland County Tanum Municipality 1940s establishments in Gothenburg and Bohus County