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Swedish painter Birger Sandzén, one of the immigrants who came directly from Europe to America’s plains and mountains, arrived in Lindsborg at age 23 on September 4, 1894, to teach at Bethany College. What were planned as three years in America became sixty, including fifty-two memorable years of teaching. He also gained regional, national, and international recognition. Studies in Stockholm and Paris shaped paintings marked by vigorous brushwork and a vibrant palette equal to the beauty and sunlight of America’s landscape.
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