Olaf Skoogfors

Olaf Skoogfors
Olaf Skoogfors

Olaf Skoogfors

American, born Sweden, 1930–1975
Birth placeSweden
BiographyBorn June 27, 1930, Bredsijo, Sweden
Died December 20, 1975, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Born Gustav Olaf Janson
1934 Anglicized surname Jansson to Johnson
1945 Changed surname from Johnson to Skoogfors (meaning "forest stream")

Education:
1955-1957 School for American Craftsmen, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
1949-1953 Philadelphia Museum School of Art, PA
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