Louise Abel (photographer)

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Photograph of Thora Hansson taken by Louise Abel circa 1890.

Louise Doris Sophie Pauline Abel (née Kleffel, 1841–1907) was a German-born Norwegian photographer who from 1864, together with her husband Hans Abel, ran a studio and photographic supplies business in Christiania, today's Oslo.[1][2][3]

Biography

Born in Goldberg, in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 5 November 1841, Abel was the daughter of the photographer Ludwig Gustav Kleffel (1807–1885) and Emilie Fredenhagen (1816–1895).[1] In 1863, the Norwegian pharmacist Hans Abel went to Goldberg to be trained as a photographer by Kleffel. There he met Louise, also a trained photographer, and married her the following year. Later in 1864, the couple returned to Norway and opened a photographic studio and supplies business in the centre of Christiania. Louise Abel ran the studio while her husband took care of the sales in photographic chemicals and equipment.[2] She also produced Christmas cards to compete with poor quality prints from abroad. Known as L. Abel & Co., the studio was managed by the Abels until 1890 when it was sold to Sine Kraft who had worked there since 1882.[1]

Abel was one of several women who established early photographic studios in Norway. Others include

Augusta Charlotte Solberg in Lillehammer, Louise Wold in Holmestrand, and Hulda Marie Bentzen in Bergen.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Louise Abel" (in Norwegian). Preus Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Hans Abel" (in Norwegian). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Abel, Louise (1841 - 1907) [no]" (in Norwegian). KulturNav. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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