Dagmar Olrik

Dagmar Olrik (1860–1932) was a Danish painter and tapestry artist. She is remembered for her weaving and tapestry work, in particular for decorating a room in Copenhagen's City Hall with tapestries based on cartoons of Nordic mythology created by Lorenz Frølich. For 18 years, she headed a group of tapestry artists in the City Hall's weaving room where the work was completed. She also restored tapestries for several Danish museums and stately homes.

Biography Born on 28 June 1860 in Copenhagen, Dagmar Olrik was the daughter of the painter Henrik Benedictus Olrik and Hermina Valentiner. She was raised with seven siblings in a household interested in culture and learning. After spending a year at the Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen for Kvinder (Women's Art College) in 1879, she was taught by her father and later by the painter Viggo Pedersen. She first exhibited at Charlottenborg in 1893, frequently exhibiting there over the years. The assignment lasted a full 18 years. She also undertook tapestry repair and renovation work for the National Museum, Copenhagen University and several manor houses.