Hildegard Brom-Fischer | |
Birth Name: | Hildegard Maria Margarete Fischer |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1908 |
Birth Place: | Coesfeld, Germany |
Death Place: | Utrecht, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch (b. Germany) |
Education: | Werkkunstschule |
Field: | Textile Arts |
Spouse: | Jan Eloy Brom |
Hildegard Brom-Fischer (1908-2001) was a Dutch textile artist, specializing in ecclesiastical embroidery.
Brom-Fischer was born on 16 July 1908 in Coesfeld, Germany.[1] [2] She studied at the training center for applied arts Werkkunstschule in Münster, Germany. She studied with Joos Jaspert.[3] By 1937 she had located to the Netherlands, living in Amsterdam, Oudenrijn, Utrecht, and Bunnik. Brom-Fischer was a member of Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (V.A.N.K.) the Dutch Association for Craft and Craft Art.[4] She was married to Jan Eloy Brom.[5] Focusing on Christian themes, she created multiple pieces featuring Saints Cosmas and Damian.[6]
Brom-Fischer exhibited at the 1933 Milan Triennial and the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.[3]
Brom-Fischer died on 22 April 2001 in Utrecht.[2] Her work is in the collection of the Museum Catharijneconvent in Utrecht.[7]