Gustaf Fröding (1861-1911), author, poet

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DatesMade: Made 1903

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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 29,8 x 23,1 cm

Inventory numberNMGrh 5149

AcqusitionPurchase 2017 Ulla and Gunnar Trygg Fund

Other titlesTitle (sv): Gustaf Fröding (1861-1911), författare, skald Title (sv): Gustaf Fröding (1861-1911), author, poet

DescriptionDescription: In 1903 Johan Morén, inspector of the Ulleråker psychiatric hospital, was asked by the doctor in charge to photograph the poet Gustaf Fröding, who was a patient there at the time. Fröding sat in his bed and refused to leave it. Four different variants of this portrait are known today. They were widely circulated and played a major part in shaping perceptions of the mentally ill poet. This version, for example, formed the basis for a stamp issued in 1960 to mark the centenary of Fröding’s birth.

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MaterialPhotopaper (Paper)

TechniquePhotograph

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