Carl Oscar Borg was born in Sweden. In 1901 he emigrated to the United States to become a self-taught sculptor and painter. He eventually settled in California and became a scenographer in the movies. Over the next decade he traveled to Central America, Europe and North Africa. Borg was among the artists in America who interpreted the “American West,” documenting in particular the customs and religious ceremonies of the Indians. He returned briefly to Sweden from 1934-38, but could never emotionally separate himself from his beloved Grand Canyon and returned to the USA. His Navajo-Horsebreaker was a drypoint etching sized (13.5 x 13.5 cm).
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