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

Eva Børresen
Born
Eva Elisabeth Hecker

(1920-11-29)29 November 1920
Died3 September 2022(2022-09-03) (aged 101)
Fredrikstad, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materState Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
OccupationCeramist
RelativesHilde Hagerup (granddaughter)
Klaus Hagerup (son-in-law)[1]

Biography

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Born on 29 November 1920 in Berlin, Børresen studied under sculptor Alfred Lörcher [de] at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart from 1937 to 1939.[2] 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.[1]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Linder, Mats. "Eva Børresen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. ^ Skaug, Anne-Berit. "Eva Børresen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Eva Børresen". nasjonalmuseet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 September 2022.