Marie Høeg | |
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Born | 15 April 1866 |
Died | 22 February 1949 | (aged 82)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Known for | Photography |
Marie Høeg (15 April 1866 – 22 February 1949) was a Norwegian photographer and suffragist. [1] Høeg's published work was traditional in nature, while her private photography, including images of and created with her partner, Bolette Berg, challenged ideas of gender. [1] She was the founder of the Horten Discussion Association, which is still active today. [2] [3] Høeg also started the Horten Branch of the National Association for Women's Right to Vote, the Horten Women's Council and the Horten Tuberculosis Association. [4]
Høeg was born in Langesund on 15 April 1866. [2] She was a photography student in Brevik and completed her photography apprenticeship in 1890.
From 1890 to 1895, Høeg lived in Finland, working as a photographer in Ekenäs and Hanko. [2] Here, she was greatly influenced by the Finnish women's rights movement. [5]
Høeg moved from Finland to Horten in 1895 together with Bolette Berg. Berg was five years younger than Høeg and had trained as a photographer, probably while living in Finland. [2] [6] Høeg and Berg set up and ran their own photography studio, [7] which was named Berg & Høeg. [2] Høeg used their studio not only for photography, but also as a meeting place for women interested in feminism and women's suffrage. [2]
Høeg and Berg moved to Kristiania (present-day Oslo) in 1903 and continued working as professional photographers there, mostly producing scenic and portrait post cards. [6] [8]
The two founded the publishing company Berg og Høghs Kunstforlag A.S., publishing books such as the three-volume Norske Kvinder, which concerns the topic of the history of Norwegian women.
Marie Høeg died in Oslo on 22 February 1949. [2]
Many of her glass negatives were discovered after her death inside a barn in the 1980s. [9] The barn was on the property of a farm where Berg and Høeg lived at the end of their lives. [9] A series of negatives in a box labelled "private" contained photographs of Berg and Høeg dressed in men's clothes, smoking, and wearing mustaches. These 440 glass negatives are now in the collection of the Preus Museum. [4]
Marie Høeg | |
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![]() Høeg wearing fur coat | |
Born | 15 April 1866 |
Died | 22 February 1949 | (aged 82)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Known for | Photography |
Marie Høeg (15 April 1866 – 22 February 1949) was a Norwegian photographer and suffragist. [1] Høeg's published work was traditional in nature, while her private photography, including images of and created with her partner, Bolette Berg, challenged ideas of gender. [1] She was the founder of the Horten Discussion Association, which is still active today. [2] [3] Høeg also started the Horten Branch of the National Association for Women's Right to Vote, the Horten Women's Council and the Horten Tuberculosis Association. [4]
Høeg was born in Langesund on 15 April 1866. [2] She was a photography student in Brevik and completed her photography apprenticeship in 1890.
From 1890 to 1895, Høeg lived in Finland, working as a photographer in Ekenäs and Hanko. [2] Here, she was greatly influenced by the Finnish women's rights movement. [5]
Høeg moved from Finland to Horten in 1895 together with Bolette Berg. Berg was five years younger than Høeg and had trained as a photographer, probably while living in Finland. [2] [6] Høeg and Berg set up and ran their own photography studio, [7] which was named Berg & Høeg. [2] Høeg used their studio not only for photography, but also as a meeting place for women interested in feminism and women's suffrage. [2]
Høeg and Berg moved to Kristiania (present-day Oslo) in 1903 and continued working as professional photographers there, mostly producing scenic and portrait post cards. [6] [8]
The two founded the publishing company Berg og Høghs Kunstforlag A.S., publishing books such as the three-volume Norske Kvinder, which concerns the topic of the history of Norwegian women.
Marie Høeg died in Oslo on 22 February 1949. [2]
Many of her glass negatives were discovered after her death inside a barn in the 1980s. [9] The barn was on the property of a farm where Berg and Høeg lived at the end of their lives. [9] A series of negatives in a box labelled "private" contained photographs of Berg and Høeg dressed in men's clothes, smoking, and wearing mustaches. These 440 glass negatives are now in the collection of the Preus Museum. [4]