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Gerda Calander
Gerda is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: A *Gerda Ahlm (1869–1956), Swedish-born American painter and art conservator *Gerda Alexander (1908–1994), Danish teacher and therapist *Gerda Antti (born 1929), Swedish writer B *Gerda Becker, Dutch table tennis player * Gerda Bengtsson (1900–1995), Danish textile artist *Gerda Blees (born 1985), Dutch writer *Gerda Blumenthal (1923–2004), German-American literary scholar *Gerda Boyesen (born 1922), Norwegian psychotherapist *Gerda Bredgaard (1908–1996), Danish swimmer *Gerda Bryłka (born 1941), Polish gymnast * Gerda Bülow, (1904–1990), Danish violinist C * Gerda Charles, pseudonym of the British novelist Edna Lipson (1915–1996) *Gerda Christian (1913–1997), German private secretary of Adolf Hitler * Gerda Christophersen (1870–1947), Danish actress * Gerda Claeskens (fl. 2000s), Belgian statistician D *Gerda Daumerlang (1920–2006), German diver * Gerda Dendooven (born 1962), Belgian i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerda Ahlm
Gerda Maria Ahlm (May 24, 1869 – 1956) was a Swedish-born painter and art conservator. Biography Gerda Maria Ahlm was born in Västerås, Sweden. She studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Art in Stockholm (1889-91) and later studied etching with the engraver Axel Tallberg (1896). She made several trips around Europe for further study in the years between 1892 and 1900. She studied at the Académie Colarossi in Paris and traveled in Italy, England, Norway, and Belgium. Becoming interested in restoring art, she trained in art conservation with F. C. Sessig at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. Her skill and reputation were such that she gained a number of important commissions, including restoring family portraits belonging to Queen Victoria of Sweden. In 1903, she emigrated to the United States and took up a position as assistant restorer at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. She eventually settled in Chicago, where she worked as an art conservator for the Art Institute o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
