Synnøve Anker Aurdal

Synnøve Anker Aurdal

Synnøve Anker Aurdal in 1964
Born (1908-12-08)8 December 1908
Kristiania, Norway
Died 2 April 2000(2000-04-02) (aged 91)
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation Textile artist
Spouse(s) Leon Aurdal
Ludvig Eikaas
Relatives Øyvind Anker (brother)
Herman Anker (grandfather)
Awards Order of St. Olav
Prince Eugen Medal
Arts Council Norway Honorary Award

Synnøve Anker Aurdal (8 December 1908 2 April 2000) was a Norwegian textile artist.

She was born in Kristiania to Nils Botvid Anker and Gudrun Nilssen, and was sister of librarian Øyvind Anker and granddaughter of Herman Anker. She was married to painter Leon Aurdal from 1944, and to painter and sculptor Ludvig Eikaas from 1949. Her works include Flammedans from 1955, Blå rytmer from 1956, Høyseteteppet (19581961), a decoration of Håkonshallen in Bergen, and Telegram from 1968. She represented Norway at the Venice Biennale in 1982. She was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1980, and was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal in 1991. In 1991 she also received the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award.[1][2]

References

  1. Danbolt, Hjørdis. "Synnøve Anker Aurdal". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. Opstad, Lauritz. "Synnøve Anker Aurdal". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 July 2016.


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