Eric Enstrom

Eric Enstrom (1875 near Mora, Sweden – November 16, 1968[1] in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA, after retiring to Coleraine) was a Swedish-born American photographer. He became famous for his 1918 photograph of Charles Wilden in Bovey, Minnesota. The photo is now known as Grace and depicts Wilden saying a prayer over a simple meal. In 2002, "Grace" was designated the state photograph of Minnesota.[2] In 2007, Richard Palmer declared it “the true spirit of Minnesota”.

References
  1. "Famed Painter Dies in Midwest", Salt Lake (UT) Tribune, November 17, 1968, p12
  2. State Photograph Archived 2005-10-18 at the Wayback Machine Minnesota North Star


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