Woman in profile Oscar G. Rejlander, 1850-60

A portrait of a woman in profile, looking away from the photographer. Swedish-born painter and photographer Oscar Gustave Rejlander became one of the most famous photographers in Great Britain during the late half of the 1800s. This silver albumen print was made sometime between 1850 and 1860 and is signed a tergo Rejlander G. Oscar.

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Gustaf Fröding by Morén & Goodwin

This portrait of the Swedish writer and poet Gustaf Fröding was taken in 1903 by the hospital supervisor Johan Morén at the Ulleråker Mental Institution. Confined as a patient for his mental issues, Fröding refused to leave his bed; this photo portrays him sitting in his hospital bed wearing a patient’s gown.

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Kvartsglas, 1960 by Sten Didrik Bellander

Bellander’s work often explores the interplay of light and form. Kvartsglas (1960) is a prime example of this approach, where the simple form of a glass pitcher is elevated through careful composition and masterful use of light and shadow.

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Sámi boys wrestling in nomad school, 1942 by Anna Riwkin-Brick

This photo shows Sámi schoolboys wrestling in the snow at a nomad school in Lappland. Anna Riwkin-Brick took it in 1942 during one of her reportage trips to northern Sweden, where she documented the life of the Sámi people. During the 1940s, Sámi children were forced into