Gerður Helgadóttir
Gerður Helgadóttir (1928–1975) was an Icelandic sculptor and stained glass artist. She studied at the Art and Craft School of Iceland (MHÍ), in Denmark, at the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris. Perhaps her most noted work was her stained glass in Skálholt Cathedral and the church in Kópavogur.
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- Name
- Gerður Helgadóttir
- Birthplace
- Iceland
- Died
- 1975
- Field
- Sculpture, Stained Glass
- Training
- Art and Craft School of Iceland
- Awards
- Order of the Falcon
- Born
- Gerður Helgadóttir was born on 11 April 1928. · Iceland.
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor
- Fields
- art of sculpture
- Education
- Académie de la Grande Chaumière
- Languages
- Icelandic
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Gerður Helgadóttir vécut de 1928 à 1975 et figure dans les notices d'autorité de la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Gerður Helgadóttir naquit en 1928 et mourut en 1975.
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Key facts
• Name — Gerður Helgadóttir • Birthplace — Iceland • Died — 1975 • Field — Sculpture, Stained Glass • Training — Art and Craft School of Iceland • Awards — Order of the Falcon
Artworks
Artworks
In the 1960s, Gerður produced geometric ironworks which earned her fame as a pioneer of three-dimensional abstract artworks in Iceland. Gerður was renowned for her glass works, which decorate six churches in Iceland alone. In 1973, she created a large mosaic at the Tollhús in Hafnarstræti in Reykjavík which was one of the largest artworks to have been produced in Iceland up until that point.
Death
Death
After Gerður's death the contents of her studio in Paris were rescued by her friend Elin Palmadottir and her sister Unnur and moved to Iceland. They were donated to the city of Kópavogur with the conditions that they build a museum in her honor and preserve and showcase her work. The Gerðarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum opened in 1994. • Illustration — Stained glass window works within the Skalholt Church created by Gerdur Helgadottir.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1928
Gerður Helgadóttir was born on 11 April 1928.
1975
Gerður Helgadóttir died on 17 May 1975.
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Gerður Helgadóttir was born at Iceland.
Birthplace
Iceland.
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Honours
In 1974, she was awarded the Order of the Falcon.
Other sources
Other sources
• Elín Pálmadóttir, (1998) Gerður: ævisaga myndhöggvara önnur útgáfa (Listasafn KópavogsGerðarsafn). • Gerður Helgadóttir myndhöggvari (1995) (Listasafn Kópavogs – Gerðarsafn).
Windows of Skálholtskirkju
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Windows of Skálholtskirkju
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- 1.Gerður Helgadóttir 1928 - 1975. Kópavogur Art Museum - Gerðarsafn.
- 2.arkiv.is Gerður Helgadóttir. arkiv.is.
- 3.Art Life: Gerður Helgadóttir Master of Glass and Metal. Art Iceland. Feb 22, 2012.
- 4.gvestmann. Kópavogskirkja Church. visitreykjavik.is. 2018-03-28.
- 5.Swash, Caroline. Iceland. This Side Up!. 4. 2–3. 2003.
- 6.Gerðarsafn Gerður Helgadóttir. gerdarsafn.kopavogur.is. 2 November 2021.
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