Eva Elisabeth Børresen (29 November 1920 – 3 September 2022) was a Norwegian ceramist.
Eva Børresen | |
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| Born | Eva Elisabeth Hecker 29 November 1920 |
| Died | 3 September 2022 (aged 101) Fredrikstad, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart |
| Occupation | Ceramist |
| Relatives | Hilde Hagerup (granddaughter) Klaus Hagerup (son-in-law)[1] |
Biography
editBorn on 29 November 1920 in Berlin, Børresen studied under sculptor Alfred Lörcher at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart from 1937 to 1939.[2] She married carpenter Runar Børresen in 1939, and they settled in Norway, first in Lillehammer. She established a ceramic workshop in Oslo in 1942, and moved to Trondheim in 1946. She was awarded a gold medal at the Milan Triennial in 1954. The family eventually moved to Bergen and later to Fredrikstad. She died in Fredrikstad on 3 September 2022.[1]
Børresen is represented at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Linder, Mats. "Eva Børresen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ Skaug, Anne-Berit. "Eva Børresen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Eva Børresen". nasjonalmuseet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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