Yngve Soderberg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameYngve Edward•Soderberg
Used nameYngve•Soderberg
Born21 December 1896 in Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Died6 August 1971 in Mystic, Connecticut (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Yngve Edward Soderberg was an American watercolorist, etcher, and printmaker, who studied at art schools in Chicago and New York. During the New Deal he created several murals for public buildings in the Eastern US. Soderberg lived and worked in the small seaport village of Mystic, Connecticut, teaching at the high school in nearby New London. His nautical paintings and prints, winter scenes and vernacular landscapes became most popular, and he became famous for his etchings of “America’s Cup” sailing scenes. Soderberg also wrote a popular textbook entitled Drawing Boats and Ships, which saw a number of reprints. He had a number of exhibitions in the eastern states and was a member of leading societies of etchers.

All seven etchings submitted in 1932 (3) and 1936 (4) could be identified, although the motifs keep repeating. Many are without a year of origin, only Hauling Down the Balloon (Jib) could be dated to 1929. The formats were mostly between 20 x 28 cm and 24 x 32 cm. Deviating were Stormy Weather at 17 x 30 cm and the portrait format Hauling Down the Balloon (Jib) at 22.9 x 17.5 cm. The editions of the prints were typically 85-100 copies.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions USA Yngve Soderberg
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open (Olympic) AC
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open (Olympic) AC
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open (Olympic) AC
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions USA Yngve Soderberg
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open (Olympic) AC
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open (Olympic) AC
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open (Olympic) AC
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open (Olympic) AC