Eva Børresen Explained

Eva Børresen
Birth Name:Eva Elisabeth Hecker
Birth Date:29 November 1920
Birth Place:Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany
Death Place:Fredrikstad, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Alma Mater:State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
Occupation:Ceramist
Relatives:Hilde Hagerup (granddaughter)
Klaus Hagerup (son-in-law)

Eva Elisabeth Børresen (29 November 1920 – 3 September 2022) was a Norwegian ceramist.

Biography

Born on 29 November 1920 in Berlin, Børresen studied under sculptor at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart from 1937 to 1939.[1] She married carpenter Runar Børresen in 1939, and they settled in Norway, first in Lillehammer. She established a ceramic workshop in Oslo in 1942, and moved to Trondheim in 1946. She was awarded a gold medal at the Milan Triennial in 1954. The family eventually moved to Bergen and later to Fredrikstad. She died in Fredrikstad on 3 September 2022.[2]

Børresen is represented at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Eva Børresen . Anne-Berit . Skaug . Norsk kunstnerleksikon . no . 10 September 2022.
  2. Encyclopedia: Eva Børresen . Mats . Linder . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 10 September 2022.
  3. Web site: Eva Børresen . nasjonalmuseet.no . no . 10 September 2022.