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  Magnus Colcord Heurlin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magnus Colcord "Rusty" Heurlin, July 5, 1895 - March 10, 1986, was born in Christanstad, Sweden, to American parents, Berndt Felix Heurlin and Sophie Bjorklund, and was raised in Wakefield, Massachusetts after the family returned to the U.S. in 1896.
Heurlin taught the first art classes at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the 1950s, and received an honorary doctorate from the university in 1971.
Heurlin was known for his pastel palette and luminous skies, and influenced many later Alaska artists, such as Fred Machetanz.
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 Magnus Colcord Heurlin - Definition, explanation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Magnus Colcord "Rusty" Heurlin, 1895 - 1986, was born in Christanstad, Sweden, to American parents and raised in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
He attended art classes at the Fenway School of Illustration in Boston.
He returned to Alaska in 1924 and moved to the village of Ester, where he resided until his death.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/ma/magnus_colcord_heurlin.php   (126 words)

  
 Northern Journeys Sea Migrations - Eskimo Hunter
Magnus Colcord Heurlin (her-leen) was born in Sweden in 1895 of American parents.
In 1924, Heurlin came back to Alaska and traveled all around the state.
Heurlin's work is known for capturing the details of Alaskan life, natives and wildlife, and for his use of pastel and fall colors.
www.uaf.edu /museum/nj/sea/EH-about.html   (150 words)

  
 Ester, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He first came to Alaska in 1916, to Valdez, but left the state during World War I. He returned to Alaska in 1924, and moved to Ester, where he remained until his death.
Heurlin was known for his pastel palette and luminous skies, and influenced many later Alaska artists.
Ester has a strong art community, including painters, photographers, collagistes, sculptors, metalsmiths, and woodworkers.
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 Northern Journeys Sea Migrations - Eskimo Hunter
Heurlin sketched the scenes he saw while traveling and visiting Alaska Native communities.
He depicted what people and animals were doing in real life so his work would be realistic.
Often his paintings were large murals, which can be seen in Alaska's airports, schools, banks, and museums.
www.uaf.edu /museum/journeys/sea/EH-art.html   (119 words)

  
 Magnus Heurlin - Artist Painting Prices, Art Appraisal, Artist Paintings [AskART.com]
An example of work by Magnus Colcord Heurlin.
"One of Alaska's earliest, most beloved, and longest-tenured resident painters, Rusty Heurlin was a keen observer of the lives of Native people and settlers in northern Alaska.
He was born in Christianstad, Sweden, of American parents and trained at the Fenway School of Illustration in Boston.
www.askart.com /artist/H/magnus_colcord_heurlin.asp?ID=105504   (1268 words)

  
 AskART - Artwork Wanted for the Artist Heurlin, Magnus Colcord (Rusty)
AskART - Artwork Wanted for the Artist Heurlin, Magnus Colcord (Rusty)
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