Biography from AskART:
| | Born in Sundevall, Sweden on Oct. 31, 1888. By 1918 Aker (né Akerbladh) was living in NYC. During the 1930s he had a commercial art studio in San Francisco and a home nearby in Atherton. Due to the Depression, he changed careers and became an mechanical engineer. He died in Atherton on July 23, 1951. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
City Directory; Death record. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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