Sigrid Synnergren
Sigrid Birgitta Synnergren (1894–1986) was a Swedish
Biography
Born on 21 October 1894 in Jönköping, Sigrid Birgitta Synnergren was the daughter of the manufacturer Johan Synnergren and his wife Johanna née Eriksson. She was the second youngest of eight children. From 1915–1918, she studied at Stockholm's Arts and Crafts College. Thanks to the grants she received, she then travelled abroad on several study trips.[1]
In 1933, she was appointed director of the Friends of Handicraft establishment in Växjö. For her works displayed at the
Over the years, Synnergren arranged and took part in over 30 exhibitions until the early 1960s, attracting many new customers. The firm's embroidered works were of a particularly high quality, always using fine materials, including silk threads with strands of silver and gold. Her designs extended from foliage and plants to narrative scenes.[1]
Sigrid Synnergren died in Lund on 5 January 1986. She is buried in Jönköping's Östra kyrkogård.[1]
Further reading
References
- ^ a b c d e Andersson, Marie (30 August 2020). "Sigrid Birgitta Synnergren". Svenskt kvinnobiografisdkt lexikon. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Sigrid Synnergren" (in Swedish). Konstnärlexikonett Amanda. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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