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Tora Vega Holmström
Tora Vega Holmström (March 2, 1880, Tottarp, Scania – January 28, 1967, Lund) was a Swedish painter. Early life and education Anna Tora Vega Elisabeth Holmström grew up with five siblings at Hvilan Community College in Åkarp, run by her parents. In what was Sweden's first community college, the young woman found an intellectually dynamic environment conducive to societal debates. From 1900 to 1902, Holmström studied at the Valand Academy in Gothenburg. She was admitted there thanks to her sister, who sent Holmström's drawings to Carl Wilhelmson, artist and director of the school of painting. Although aware of Holmström's talent, Wilhelmson replied in his letter:— "[...] however, she has one thing against her: her sex. Because a woman can never become an artist to be encouraged and God preserve us for those we already have." Career Holmström made several trips to France, Finland, England, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Algeria. At the Old Port of Marseille, she met one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scania
Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces of Sweden, provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne County, created in 1997. Like the other former provinces of Sweden, Scania still features in colloquial speech and in cultural references, and can therefore not be regarded as an archaic concept. Within Scania there are 33 municipalities of Sweden, municipalities that are autonomous within the Skåne Regional Council. Scania's largest urban areas of Sweden, city, Malmö, is the third-largest city in Sweden, as well as the fifth-largest in Scandinavia. To the north, Scania borders the former provinces of Halland and Småland, to the northeast Blekinge, to the east and south the Baltic Sea, and to the west Öresund. Since 2000, a road and railway bridge, the Öresund Bridge, bridges the Öresund, Sound and connects Scania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
