Henriette Homann
Henriette Homann | |
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 Henriette Homann in c. 1890 | |
| Born | Henriette Olava Homann 3 January 1819 Kragerø, Telemark, Norway |
| Died | 11 February 1892 (aged 73) Christiania, Norway |
| Other names | Jette Homann, Henriette Homann the Elder |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, painter |
Henriette Olava "Jette" Homann (3 January 1819 – 11 February 1892) was a Norwegian photographer and painter. She was one of the first female photographers in Norway.[1]
Early life
[edit]Henriette Olava Homann was born on 3 January 1819 in Kragerø to doctor Christian Horrebow Homann (1786–1860) and Boel Catherine Biørn.[2] Homann is sometimes referred to as Henriette Homann the Elder or Jette Homann to distinguish her from her niece, Henriette Homann the Younger, who later inherited her photographic equipment, books and negatives.[3]
Career
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Between 1843 and 1844, Homann was a pupil of Johan Gørbitz, who had previously painted her father's portrait, and trained as a portrait painter.[4][5] Homann later specialised in drawn portraits.[3] Among her subjects was her mother Boel, her brother-in-law Anton Martin Schweigaard and her brother Peter Jacob Homann. She also painted oil sketches in the style of Adolph Tidemand.[6]
In Christiania, she had a studio in Karl Johans gate, where she also worked with Daguerreotype photography, which her teacher Gørbitz had begun working with in 1845. Homann's oldest photograph is dated 1851.[3]
In 1866, she returned to Kragerø, where she devoted herself to looking after the house and children of her brother Christian Horrebow Homann the Younger.[3][4]
Death and legacy
[edit]Homann died on 11 February 1892 in Christiania, at the age of 73. Her funeral took place nine days later on 20 February.[7][8]
Around 100 of her drawings and paintings are held at the Berg-Kragerø Museum, as well as several of her photographs and property.[9] They were bequeathed to the museum by her niece Henriette Homann the Younger in 1943.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Erlandsen, Roger (2000). Evensen, Knut Harald (ed.). Pas nu paa! : nu tar jeg fra hullet! (in Norwegian). Våle: I samarbeid med Norges fotografforbund. p. 51. ISBN 8291780021.
- ^ "Kragerø kirkebøker, AV/SAKO-A-278/F/Fa/L0004: Ministerialbok nr. 4, 1814-1831, s. 28". Digitalarkivet. p. 28. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Bonge, Susanne; Sollied, Ragna (1980). Eldre norske fotografer : fotografer og amatørfotografer i Norge frem til 1920 (in Norwegian). Bergen: Universitetsbiblioteket i Bergen. p. 182. ISBN 8271300148.
- ^ a b Wichstrøm, Anne (1997). Kvinneliv, kunstnerliv : kvinnelige malere i Norge før 1900 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 210. ISBN 8205193622.
- ^ Aaserud, Anne; Ljøgodt, Knut; Sørensen, Bodil; Haverkamp, Frode (2005). Landet der sitroner gror : Johan Christian Dahl, Thomas Fearnley og Johan Gørbitz i Syd-Italia (in Norwegian). Tromsø: Nordnorsk kunstmuseum. p. 39. ISBN 8291834253.
- ^ Wichstrøm, Anne. "Jette Homann". Norsk Kustner-Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Bekjendtgjorelser". Kragerø Tidende (in Norwegian). Kragerø. 16 February 1892. p. 3.
- ^ "Kragerø Tidende, lørdag 20. februar 1892". Kragerø Tidende (in Norwegian). Kragerø. 20 February 1892. p. 3.
- ^ Erlandsen, Roger, ed. (1989). Norske fotosamlinger 1989-90 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Ad Notam forlag. p. 154. ISBN 8241700121.
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