Adda Husted-Andersen | |
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Born | Adda Thyra Elise Louise Husted-Andersen August 5, 1898 Trustrup, Lyngby,
Denmark |
Died | September 13, 1990 Copenhagen, Denmark | (aged 92)
Other names | Andy Husted-Andersen, Adda Husted Andersen |
Alma mater | Copenhagen Technical College, Badisch Kunstgewerbeschule |
Known for | jewelry, metalsmith, educator, enameler |
Adda "Andy" Thyra Elise Louise Husted-Andersen (August 5, 1898 – September 13, 1990) [1] was a Danish-born American Modernist jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator. [2] She was a co-founder and the president of the New York Society of Craftsmen (later called Artist-Craftsmen of New York) from 1941 to 1944. [3] [4] She was a master of working with enamel, silver and gold. [5] She was active in New York City and Copenhagen.
Adda Husted-Andersen was born on August 5, 1898, in Trustrup, Lyngby, Denmark. [4] Husted-Andersen studied at Copenhagen Technical College, under Thyra Vieth (1866–1938) and later at Badisch Kunstgewerbeschule (Baden Applied Arts and Crafts School) in Pforzheim, Germany. [6] In Copenhagen she worked with A. Dragsted. [6] She studied enameling with Jean Dunand. [7]
Husted-Andersen arrived in New York City in 1930, and worked with Georg Jensen enameling homewares. [3]
She naturalized in the United States in 1941. [8] She had a jewelry studio on First Street in New York City for many years, which she opened in 1944. [3] She was a member of the editorial board of Craft Horizons magazine, reviewing the metal crafts. [3]
She taught courses at the Craft Students League (CSL) of New York City. [7] [9] Husted-Andersen's students included Glenda Arentzen, [10] [11] Walter Rhodes (1896–1968), [12] Ann Orr Morris, [13] Pearl Schecter (1903–1976), [14] Frances Higgins (née Stewart, 1912–2004), [7] Henry Petzal, [15] and others.
In 1975, she became a fellow of the American Craft Council (ACC). [3]
In the 1970s, she retired from work and moved back to Copenhagen. [3] She died on September 13, 1990, in Copenhagen, Denmark. [3] Her work is included in the public museum collections at The Newark Museum of Art, [1] the Baltimore Museum of Art, [16] Archives of American Art, [2] [17] among others.
At the Craft Students League, he learned chasing from Adda Husted Andersen.
Adda Husted-Andersen | |
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Born | Adda Thyra Elise Louise Husted-Andersen August 5, 1898 Trustrup, Lyngby,
Denmark |
Died | September 13, 1990 Copenhagen, Denmark | (aged 92)
Other names | Andy Husted-Andersen, Adda Husted Andersen |
Alma mater | Copenhagen Technical College, Badisch Kunstgewerbeschule |
Known for | jewelry, metalsmith, educator, enameler |
Adda "Andy" Thyra Elise Louise Husted-Andersen (August 5, 1898 – September 13, 1990) [1] was a Danish-born American Modernist jeweler, silversmith, metalsmith, and educator. [2] She was a co-founder and the president of the New York Society of Craftsmen (later called Artist-Craftsmen of New York) from 1941 to 1944. [3] [4] She was a master of working with enamel, silver and gold. [5] She was active in New York City and Copenhagen.
Adda Husted-Andersen was born on August 5, 1898, in Trustrup, Lyngby, Denmark. [4] Husted-Andersen studied at Copenhagen Technical College, under Thyra Vieth (1866–1938) and later at Badisch Kunstgewerbeschule (Baden Applied Arts and Crafts School) in Pforzheim, Germany. [6] In Copenhagen she worked with A. Dragsted. [6] She studied enameling with Jean Dunand. [7]
Husted-Andersen arrived in New York City in 1930, and worked with Georg Jensen enameling homewares. [3]
She naturalized in the United States in 1941. [8] She had a jewelry studio on First Street in New York City for many years, which she opened in 1944. [3] She was a member of the editorial board of Craft Horizons magazine, reviewing the metal crafts. [3]
She taught courses at the Craft Students League (CSL) of New York City. [7] [9] Husted-Andersen's students included Glenda Arentzen, [10] [11] Walter Rhodes (1896–1968), [12] Ann Orr Morris, [13] Pearl Schecter (1903–1976), [14] Frances Higgins (née Stewart, 1912–2004), [7] Henry Petzal, [15] and others.
In 1975, she became a fellow of the American Craft Council (ACC). [3]
In the 1970s, she retired from work and moved back to Copenhagen. [3] She died on September 13, 1990, in Copenhagen, Denmark. [3] Her work is included in the public museum collections at The Newark Museum of Art, [1] the Baltimore Museum of Art, [16] Archives of American Art, [2] [17] among others.
At the Craft Students League, he learned chasing from Adda Husted Andersen.