Posted by Marianne on 14/9/2009, 11:28:46, in reply to "Last 20 years"
Message modified by administrator coad 14/9/2009, 12:42:10
When reading about Queen Margrethe's multi-talent one can only admire her for thus promoting famous Danish design in so many ways!!
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From: http://kongehuset.dk/publish.php?dogtag=k_en_fam_oue
Artistic work
Since 1970, HM The Queen has been actively engaged in a number of artistic modes of expression: painting, church textiles, watercolours, prints, book illustrations, découpage works, scenography and embroidery. A great many of these artistic works have been shown in connection with exhibitions in Denmark and abroad.
The Queen’s artistic works are represented at the following art museums: Statens Museum for Kunst (the Danish national gallery), Aarhus Art Museum, ARoS, and Køge Art Gallery Sketch Collection (sketches for church textiles).
Exhibitions
Køge Art Museum of Sketches and The Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, both 1988; Millesgaarden, Stockholm, 1989; Blaafarveværket, Norway, 1991; Baron Boltens Gaard, Copenhagen, 1991; Gammel Holtegaard, 1993 and Herning Art Gallery, 1993-1994; Schloss Bourglinster, Luxembourg, 1994; Aarhus Art Building, Marienlyst Palace, Helsingør, and the Danish Central Library, Flensburg, all 1998; The National Museum, Reykjavik, (church textiles), 1998; Gallery J.M.S. (together with Dorte Foss), Oslo, 1999; Sofiero Palace, Hälsingborg, together with works of the late Crown Princess Margareta, 2002; The Karen Blixen Museum (découpage works), Rungsted, 2002 and Blaafarveværket, Norway, 2003; The Didrichsen Art Museum, Helsinki, 2002-2003; Yamanashi Hemslöjd, Tokyo, Japan, 2003; Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, and Waldemarsudde, Stockholm, together with works of the late Prince Eugen, 2003-2004; Museo Stibbert, Firenze, Italy, 2006; The Bakkehus Museum, Copenhagen, together with HRH The Prince Consort, 2007; The Vitskøl Convent, Vendsyssel, 2007.
Public ornament
Altarpiece for Skei Fjellkirke and Østre Gausdal, Norway, 2001
Ecclesiastical textiles
HM The Queen has designed and embroidered chasubles for the Chapel at Fredensborg Palace (1976); the Chapel at Kronborg Castle; Angmagssalik/Tasiillaq Church, Greenland (both 1985); four chasubles and antependia for Haderslev Cathedral (1987-1988); four chasubles for Aarhus Cathedral (1993-1995).
Design and embroidery of bishop's capes
Helsingør Diocese (1986); Viborg Diocese (1989); design of bishop's cape for Haderslev Cathedral (1987-1988) and Aarhus Cathedral (1999).
Design for a wedding rug for the Chapel at Frederiksborg Castle (1999).
Scenography and costumes
Costumes for the TV Theatre’s production of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep”, 1987; scenography and costumes for the ballet “A Folk Tale”, The Royal Theatre, 1991; scenography (découpage works) and costumes for a film about Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”, 1999-2000. Costumes for the ballet pantomime “Love in the Dustbin” based on fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, The Tivoli Pantomime Theatre, 2001; découpage works and sketches for Karen Blixen’s “The Sailor-Boy’s Tale”, Svalegangen’s puppet theatre, 2004.
Book illustrations
J.R.R. Tolkien: “The Lord of The Rings” published in Danish in 1977 and 2002; “The Lord of the Rings” was reissued with HM The Queen’s illustrations in 2002; “Historierne om Regnar Lodbrog” (the tales about Regnar Lodbrog), 1979; “Bjarkemål” (the song of Bjarke), 1982; Poul Ørum: “Komedie i Florens” (comedy in Florence), 1990. Prins Henrik “Cantabile”, 2000 (illustrated with découpage works). National and Family Bible, 2000 (vignettes); “Snedronningen. Et eventyr af H.C. Andersen” and “The Snow Queen. A fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen”, both 2000 (découpage works); Karen Blixen: “Syv fantastiske fortællinger” and “Seven Gothic Tales”, both 2003 (découpage works).
Lithographs
Lithographs for The Danish Yacht Safety Board, 1986; the Danish Red Cross. 1988; costume sketches for “A Folk Tale” for the Danish Red Cross, 1991; Save the Children, 1994; Stentrykkets Venners Kunstnerlegat (artist’s grant by friends of lithography), 2000.
Sketches and studies
The Christmas postage stamp, 1970; illustrations for calendars for The Handicraft Society, 1978 and 1984; The Christmas Spoon of the Year, 1984; the Greenland Christmas postage stamp, 1983; the special postage stamp “The Fifth of May 1945-85”, 1985; postage stamps for The National Association for the Mentally Handicapped, 1988; a calendar for The Sclerosis Society, 1990; watercolours for The Cooperative Association, 1991; watercolours for Save the Children; Christmas cards for the World Wildlife Fund, 1991, 1994 and 1998; post cards for The Danish Seamen’s Church, 1992; illustrations for a DanChurchAid calendar, 1993; playing cards for The Danish Refugee Council, 1994; cards for UNICEF, 1996; a Christmas Heart for Save the Children, 1997; motives for Christmas cards for the World Wildlife Fund, 1998; a poster for the collection “Help the Balkans”, 1999; a calendar for The Danish Cancer Society, together with Bjørn Nørgaard’s tapestries, 2003; a jubilee poster for The Danish Stroke and Aphasia Association and a porcelain dish for Børnehjælpsdagen (child welfare day) both 2004.
Translations
Simone de Beauvoir’s “Tous les hommes sont mortels” into Danish under the assumed name of H.M. Vejerbjerg (HM The Queen together with HRH The Prince Consort). In addition, HM The Queen has translated into Danish: Stig Strömholm’s “Dalen”, “Fälten” and “Skogen”, 1988-1989 and Eric Linklater’s “The Wind on the Moon”, (with cover illustration), 1991
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