Lewis Larsson
Swedish photographer (1881-1958) · Sweden · On the map · Artists · Died at 77
Lewis Larsson, was born Hol Lars Larsson in Nås, Sweden-Norway, and served as the de facto head of the Photographic Department of the American Colony in Jerusalem, British Mandate Palestine.
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Larsson was renowned for his use of photojournalism to record and document the cultures of the south Mediterranean, primarily within the Palestinian region. Larsson was also a well respected diplomat of Sweden who acted as the vice consul and consul to Jerusalem and in that role acted in the best interests of the American Colony.