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Hannah Ryggen

1894 – 1970

Swedish-born Norwegian textile artist

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About Hannah Ryggen

Lived 1894 – 1970 (aged 75). Hannah Ryggen was a Norwegian textile artist.

Exhibitions Moderna Museet, Stockholm (1962) Venice Biennial (1964) documenta (13) (2012) Nasjonalgalleriet. "Hannah Ryggen. Verden i veven" (2015) Modern Art Oxford Hannah Ryggen: Woven Histories (2017) Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt (2019)

Works "Petter Dass" (1940)

Collections , Gävle, Sweden National Museum, Oslo, Norway

Literature Marit Paasche. Hannah Ryggen - en fri (2016) Marit Paasche (Editor), Esther Schlicht (Editor). Hannah Ryggen: Woven Manifestos Prestel Publishing (2019) Marit Paasche. Hannah Ryggen: Threads of Defiance University of Chicago Press (2019)

Other sources Næss, Inga Elisabeth. "Hannah Ryggen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 October 2014. Opstad, Jan-Lauritz. "Hannah Ryggen". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 October 2014. Paasche, Marit. "Hannah Ryggen and the Fabric of Society". In 'MacGuffin Magazine', 1 December 2020

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Important facts

Born

21 March 1894, Malmö

Birth century

19th century

Died

2 February 1970, Trondheim

Occupation

Textile artist

Nationality

Norway

Awards

Prince Eugen Medal; Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎

Also known as

Hannah Jönsson, Hannah Josefina Maria Ryggen

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Hannah Ryggen's

Charles Algernon Parsons

1854 – 1931

Engineer

Giovanni Battista Grassi

Percy Alexander MacMahon

Frequently asked questions

Who was Hannah Ryggen?

Swedish-born Norwegian textile artist (1894–1970)

When was Hannah Ryggen born?

Hannah Ryggen was born on 21 March 1894 in Malmö.

When did Hannah Ryggen die?

Hannah Ryggen died on 2 February 1970 in Trondheim.

What was Hannah Ryggen's occupation?

Hannah Ryggen was a textile artist.

What nationality was Hannah Ryggen?

Hannah Ryggen was Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hannah Ryggen

· Wikidata: Q4976177

· DBpedia: Hannah Ryggen

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