Glass Artist
Francina Schaefer (1899 – 1984) was theosophist, vegetarian, math teacher and my grandmother. She was a woman who had her principles in her way of life and spirit. Quiet in the background but did what she believed in. To me … Vervolgd
(1822 – 1895 and 1857 – 1939) Father and son, two very good craftsmen making very delicate lampwork of sea creatures in glass. Later they were commissioned by Harvard University to make the famous Glass Flowers. Leopold is born exactly … Vervolgd
The fifth woman of my series of five medals is Simone de Beauvoir (1908 – 1986). She was a writer, philosopher, feminist. As a philosopher, she wanted to live according to her philosophy. Equality for men and women was key … Vervolgd
The fourth woman of my series of five medals is Camille Claudel (1864 – 1943). She was a sculptor. Just like Gabriele Münter, she also couldn’t go to the Académie des Beaux-Arts because she was a woman. She became pupil, … Vervolgd
The third woman of my series of five medals is Gabriele Münter (1877 – 1962). She was a fine art painter. She didn’t go to the Academy of Art because women were not allowed to in her days. She was … Vervolgd
The second woman of my series of five medals is Marguerite ‘John’ Radclyffe Hall (1880 – 1943). She was a writer who wrote the first lesbian novel in 1929. It was an important novel for all the writers that came … Vervolgd
The first woman of my series of five medals is Käthe Kollwitz (1867 – 1945). She was an artist who has been inspiring me for more than 40 years. She was committed to the grieves in her lifetime, the human … Vervolgd