Gerda bengtsson biography of rory

Danish textile artist

Gerda Johanne Bengtsson (6 February 1900– 13 December 1995) was a Danish textile artist who specialized in embroidery. Initially inspired by the stylized animals and plants used in medieval needlework, she became an outstanding designer who could transform depictions of wild flowers into simple but effective embroidery patterns.

In 1980, she published the popular Danish Floral Charted Designs.^[1][2]

Early life

Born on 6 February 1900 in the Copenhagen district of Frederiksberg, Gerda Johanna Bengtson was the daughter of two schoolteachers: Svend Otto Bengtsson (1871–1956) and Elise Marie Lassen (1873–1956).

Showing an early interest in drawing, she was supported in her artistic ambitions by both her parents. After attending Frederiksberg Technical School, she studied painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1919–24) under Gotfred Rode, Sigurd Wandel and, during her final year, the sculptor Einar Utzon-Fr gerda bengtsson biography of rory1 VOBAN