Knute August Heldner (1875 – November 5, 1952) Knute August Heldner was a Swedish-American artist born in Verderslöv Smoland, Sweden in 1877; some sources say 1877, or 1886 (also giving his first name as “Sven”). His early formal training was at Karlskrona Technical School and the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm. He migrated to the United States around 1902 and trained at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Minneapolis. He lived in Duluth, Minnesota until 1934. He was married to Collette Pope Heldner (information about her is scarce). Early Life & Training: Heldner’s…