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Birgit Skiöld
Birgit Skiöld | |
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| Born | (1923-03-18)March 18, 1923 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | May 31, 1982(1982-05-31) (aged 59) London, England, UK |
| Education | Konstfack, Anglo-French Art Centre, University of Westminster, Académie de la Grande Chaumière |
| Occupation | Master printmaker |
| Known for | lithography, etching, embossing, artist's book, collage |
| Spouse | Peter Bird (m.
1965–1982; death)[1] |
Birgit Skiöld (18 March 1923 – 18 May 1982) was a Swedishmaster printmaker and modernist artist who ran the highly successful Print Workshop in the basement of 28 Charlotte Street, London from 1958 to the late 1970s.[2] She was a noted member of the London art scene during that period, and her life is commemorated by an eponymous award for innovation in printmaking.[1]
Early life and studies
Skiöld was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1923.[3] She studied furniture design at Stockholm Tekniska Sk 'Birgit Skiold.
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