The weavers Kirsten and John Becker into the light
In textile circles in Denmark and in the other Scandinavian countries as well, Kirsten (1915-2003) and John Becker (1915-1986) are known today, but in the broader Danish public, their work is almost unknown. They had their own weaving workshop from 1946 to 1986 and educated generations of very talented weavers. Their oeuvre has been partly presented in smaller articles in journals, catalogues, and newspapers and more comprehensively in encyclopedias and by Charlotte Paludan in 1999 (about their cooperation with the Danish firm Georg Jensen Damask) and in 2003 (about their works in the collections of Designmuseum Denmark). - My aim is to try to dig even deeper and to examine their textile art, especially in churches, and to find out more about their importance for textile art today. In other words, I want to try to put together a new jigsaw puzzle about Kirsten and John Becker’s work and imprint. From November 1, 2021, I embarked on a research project about them and in my lecture about this ongoing research, I will focus on my methods, sources and aims and give you glimpses of Kirsten and John Becker’s work with complex weaving techniques in their textile art for churches all over Denmark and their importance for Georg Jensen Damask.
My research is supported by ”Stiftelsen Agnes Geijers Fond för Nordisk Tekstilforskning”, ”Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansen Fonden” & ”Marie Jacobine Snedkers Mindefond”.
Publication list
Publications in connection with the project until now:
First short, online article in English: Small online articles in Danish about specific artworks in two churches:
Risskov Church (page 8-9)
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