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for Carl Oscar Borg
American, 1879 - 1947
During his youth Borg joined Sweden's merchant marine, but in 1904 he jumped ship in San Francisco, California. He soon settled in Santa Barbara, California. Although largely self-taught, Borg began painting scenes of the American southwest, and he soon became acquainted with other artists working in the region including Thomas Moran and Charles M. Russell.
Borg's works were exhibited at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915, and in 1924 and 1928 his works received medals at the exhibitions Painters of the West in Los Angeles. In 1938, the year of his election to the Academy, he returned to Sweden where he contined to reside until the end of World War II. The last two years of his life were spent in Santa Barbara.
Borg's works were exhibited at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915, and in 1924 and 1928 his works received medals at the exhibitions Painters of the West in Los Angeles. In 1938, the year of his election to the Academy, he returned to Sweden where he contined to reside until the end of World War II. The last two years of his life were spent in Santa Barbara.
