About Elsa Danson Wåghals
Lived 1885 – 1977 (aged 92). Elsa Danson Wåghals was a Swedish sculptor.
Elsa Danson Wåghals (née Anna Ingeborg Elsa Danson; 13 January 1885 – 30 March 1977) was a Swedish visual artist, known for painting and sculpture.
Biography Elsa Danson Wåghals was born as Anna Ingeborg Elsa Danson on 13 January 1885, in Stockholm, Sweden. She was one of three daughters of Anna (née Petrini) and accountant Carl August Wilhelm Danson. She took the name Wåghals sometime in the 1910s, it is a family name on her father's side.
During the 1910s she studied at and at the Technical School (; now Konstfack) in Stockholm. She studied in 1923 to 1924 with André Lhote, and Otte Sköld at the Académie Scandinave in Paris; Wåghals made public art for Stockholm City Hall.
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Who was Elsa Danson Wåghals?
Swedish sculptor (1885-1977)
When was Elsa Danson Wåghals born?
Elsa Danson Wåghals was born on 13 January 1885 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
When did Elsa Danson Wåghals die?
Elsa Danson Wåghals died on 30 March 1977 in Lidingö Parish.
What was Elsa Danson Wåghals's occupation?
Elsa Danson Wåghals was a sculptor.
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Elsa Danson Wåghals was Swedish.
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