Ester Henning (1887–1985) was a Swedish artist. From 1919 she spent the remaining 60 years of her life in a mental institution.
Her art has been exhibited at three main exhibitions: in 1946 in Gothenburg, in 1963 at the Beckomberga Hospital and in 1970 at the Liljevalch Art Gallery in Stockholm.
In 2009 Maud Nycander and Kersti Grunditz made a documentary about her life and her art that was shown on Sveriges Television.
References
edit- Irja Bergström (1989). "Ensam fågel - jag vet vem det är" : Ester Henning : konstnärinna på hospital. ISBN 91-7900-753-8., ¨Doctoral dissertation, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Art exhibition information
- Synopsis for the TV show
- Thesis abstract about Ester Henning
Further reading
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