Gerður Helgadóttir

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

She studied at the Art and Craft School of Iceland (MHÍ), in Denmark, at the

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.

External links

• Gerðarsafn (a progressive art museum dedicated to the memory of Gerður Helgadóttir)

Other sources

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

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