Jenny la Cour (1849–1928)
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- Andere Namen
- la Cour, Jenny Erasmine
- Geburtstag
- 1849-05-20
- Todestag
- 1928-02-18
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- Denmark
- Geburtsort
- Viby, Denmark
- Sterbeort
- Askov, Denmark
- Wohnorte
- Askov Højskole, Askov, Denmark
- Ausbildung
- Askov Højskole, Askov, Denmark
- Berufe
- textile artist
teacher - Beziehungen
- la Cour, Poul (brother)
- Kurzbiographie
- Jenny la Cour was born in Viby, Denmark, a daughter of Lauritz Ulrik la Cour, a landowner and politician, and his wife Ellen Kirstine. She was raised in Skærsø Manor on the island of Mols, where she was introduced to handicrafts. After attending Askov Højskole, a Danish folk high school, she began to teach there, and in 1885 took charge as matron of a house for girls training as teachers. In 1888, together with her niece Johanne Siegumfeldt, she attended Hvilan folk high school in Sweden to learn weaving and embroidery. The following year, she gave courses in weaving in her home, pioneering the revival of hand weaving in Denmark. In 1886, she and Johanne opened a weaving school attached to the Askov school where they taught 800 students over the next 25 years. In 1913, together with a number of colleagues, Jenny established a weaving studio in Copenhagen.
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