Difference between revisions of "Gerda Wegener"
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| − | Illustrator of books and fashion magazines in the art nouveau and art deco styles. Partner was fellow artist [[Lili Elbe]]. Rose to fame as a painter using Lili dressed as a femme fatale. Birth name was Gerda Gotlieb. | + | Illustrator of books and fashion magazines in the art nouveau and art deco styles. Partner was fellow artist [[Lili Elbe]]. Rose to fame as a painter using Lili dressed as a femme fatale. The couple are the subject of the film 'The Danish Girl' (2015). As an activist, fought for her right to marry Lili. Birth name was Gerda Gotlieb. |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
| + | * https://www.biography.com/people/gerda-wegener-090915 | ||
| + | * https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/sep/28/gerda-einar-wergener-danish-girl-trans-painter | ||
| + | * https://www.widewalls.ch/artist/gerda-wegener/ | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 14 August 2018
Country
Denmark
Birth - Death
1886 - 1940
Occupation
Artist
Description
Illustrator of books and fashion magazines in the art nouveau and art deco styles. Partner was fellow artist Lili Elbe. Rose to fame as a painter using Lili dressed as a femme fatale. The couple are the subject of the film 'The Danish Girl' (2015). As an activist, fought for her right to marry Lili. Birth name was Gerda Gotlieb.
