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Arnold Friberg
Artist Arnold Friberg graduated from the Chicago Academy of
Fine Arts in 1935. In 1953, Cecil B. DeMille, after searching worldwide
for a powerful Biblical artist, was shown Friberg's religious series then in
progress. In 1957-58, Friberg's monumental 15 paintings series for
"The Ten Commandments" toured the world, and in 1970 was part of DeMille's
exhibit honoring the 100th year of Hollywood, an exhibit seen by more than one
million viewers. In 1958, Arnold Friberg was made a lifetime member by
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), London, in
recognition of his contribution to mankind through his work. Over a period
of 42 years (1937-79), Friberg painted close to 300 representative "Mountie"
images for the Northwest Paper Company. In 1978, the Friends of the Force, an
affiliation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, commissioned Arnold Friberg to
paint a lifesize portrait of His Royal Highness Prince Charles with the splendid
royal mount Centennial. The Friends of the Force were so pleased, they
commissioned Mr. Friberg to paint a large royal equestrian portrait of Her Royal
Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II mounted on Centennial, in the palace garden at
Buckingham. Other works of Arnold Friberg include: A series of 12
religious paintings commissioned by Mrs. Adele Cannon Howells; a 1969 series for
General Motors depicting 100 years of American intercollegiate football; and a
great number of highly prized historical paintings of the old American west. One
favorite Friberg painting is the large, superb, "The Prayer at Valley Forge,"
commissioned for the 1976 Bicentennial celebration. Arnold Friberg has
been honored by his fellow artists and has been given tribute in western
heritage art shows, most recently in 1991. Arnold Friberg has rightly earned his
place as one of the enduring masters of our time.
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