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Margrete Drejer

1889 – 1975

Danish textile artist and teacher

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About Margrete Drejer

Lived 1889 – 1975 (aged 85). Margrete Drejer was a Danish textile artist and teacher.

Margrete Tora Drejer (13 October 1889 – 15 May 1975) was a Danish painter and textile artist who is remembered for the important part she played in teaching the art and history of sewing and textile decoration to women of all ages. Her own creations include textiles for churches as well as flags and banners.

Biography Born on 13 October 1889 in Copenhagen, Margrete Tora Drejer was the daughter of the timber merchant Jens Nielsen Drejer (1845–1914) and Marie Hansen (1859–1943). She was brought up in a home on Amager, where both her mother and her grandmother were skilled embroiderers. Her elder sister, Valborg, was trained by Kristiane Konstantin-Hansen and Johanne Bindesbøll. In 1921, she moved with her mother and sister to Brønshøj where she lived for the rest of her life. Together with Johanne Arnbech-Jensen, she also published Sting og Mønstre for Skole og Hjem (Stitches and Patterns for School and Home).

Margrete Drejer died in Frederiksberg on 15 May 1975 and is buried in Sundby Cemetery.

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Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
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Margrete Tora Drejer

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Who was Margrete Drejer?

Danish textile artist and teacher

When was Margrete Drejer born?

Margrete Drejer was born on 13 October 1889 in Copenhagen.

When did Margrete Drejer die?

Margrete Drejer died on 15 May 1975 in Frederiksberg.

What was Margrete Drejer's occupation?

Margrete Drejer was a textile artist and teacher.

What nationality was Margrete Drejer?

Margrete Drejer was Danish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Margrete Drejer

· Wikidata: Q50378786

· DBpedia: Margrete Drejer

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