Gerður Helgadóttir

Gerður Helgadóttir (1928–1975) was an Icelandic sculptor and stained glass artist.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Gerður.
Gerður Helgadóttir
Born1928 (1928)
Iceland
Died1975 (aged 46–47)
NationalityIcelandic
EducationArt and Craft School of Iceland
Known forSculpture, Stained Glass
AwardsOrder of the Falcon

She studied at the Art and Craft School of Iceland (MHÍ), in Denmark, at the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris.[2] Perhaps her most noted work was her stained glass in Skálholt Cathedral and the church in Kópavogur.[3][4]

Honours

In 1974, she was awarded the Order of the Falcon.

Artworks

In the 1960s, Gerður produced geometric ironworks which earned her notoriety as a pioneer of three-dimensional abstract artworks in Iceland.[1] Gerður was renowned for her glass works, which decorate six churches in Iceland alone.[3]

In 1973, she created a large mosaic at the Tollhús in Hafnarstræti in Reykjavík which was one of the largest artworks to have been produced in Iceland up until that point.[3]

Death

After Gerður's death the contents of her studio in Paris were rescued by her friend Elin Palmadottir and her sister Unnur and moved to Iceland.[5] They were donated to the city of Kópavogur with the conditions that they build a museum in her honor and preserve and showcase her work. [6] The Gerðarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum opened in 1994.

Stained glass window works within the Skalholt Church created by Gerdur Helgadottir.

Other sources
  • Elín Pálmadóttir, (1998) Gerður: ævisaga myndhöggvara önnur útgáfa (Listasafn KópavogsGerðarsafn).
  • Gerður Helgadóttir myndhöggvari (1995) (Listasafn Kópavogs – Gerðarsafn).

References
  1. "Gerður Helgadóttir 1928 - 1975". Kópavogur Art Museum - Gerðarsafn. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08.
  2. "arkiv.is | Gerður Helgadóttir". arkiv.is. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  3. "Art Life: Gerður Helgadóttir Master of Glass and Metal". Art Iceland. Feb 22, 2012. Archived from the original on Feb 22, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  4. gvestmann (2018-03-28). "Kópavogskirkja Church". visitreykjavik.is. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  5. Swash, Caroline (2003). "Iceland". This Side Up!. 4: 2–3.
  6. "Gerðarsafn | Gerður Helgadóttir". gerdarsafn.kopavogur.is (in Icelandic). 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
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