Johanne Bindesbøll, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish textile artist
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Place of Birth: Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
About Johanne Bindesbøll
- Karen Johanne Bindesbøll (1851–1934) was a Danish textile artist who specialized in embroidery.
- Together with Kristiane Konstantin-Hansen, from 1873 she ran a retail business in Copenhagen, selling embroidered goods and training young women to sew.
- The business proved to be highly successful over the next 30 years, attracting custom from individuals, churches and schools, and receiving several international awards.
- It closed in 1903 to enable Bindesbøll and her colleague Konstantin-Hansen to create large tapestries for Frederiksborg Castle.
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