Magnus Norstad (1884-?)

Magnus Norstad was born in Norway on June 24, 1884.  After emigrating to the United States, Norstad received his training at the National Academy of Design in New York City.  Norstad worked and exhibited in Minnesota.  His work was part of an exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair in 1914.  Later in his life, Norstad moved to an artist's colony in Valhalla, New York.

Information from Minnesota Impressionists,Rena Neumann Coen, 1996, Afton Historical Society Press