Holcha Krake (1885-1944) was a Danish born textile artist and the wife of the Harlem Renaissance artist William H. Johnson.

Holcha Krake
Born	(1885-04-06)April 6, 1885 Karlby Sogn, Denmark
Died	January 13, 1944(1944-01-13) (aged 58) New York, New York
Known for	Textile artist
Spouse(s)	William H. Johnson ​ (m. 1930)​

Biography

Krake was born on April 6, 1885 in Karlby Sogn, Denmark.[1] Krake studied in textile design in Sweden, Norway. and Denmark. In 1929 she met the artist William H. Johnson (1901-1970) when both were in France. They were married in Denmark in 1930 and resided in Norway for a time before settling in New York in 1938.[2] Johnson often used Krake as a subject.[3][4]

Krake died of breast cancer in New York City on January 13, 1944.[2][3][1] Her work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[5] In 2019 the Florence County Museum in Florence, South Carolina held an exhibition of the couple's work called Willie and Holcha.[6]

Gallery

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  Fish Design for a Ceramic Plate by Holcha Krake
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  Holcha Krake, by William H. Johnson, hand colored woodcut on paper

References

External links

• Media related to Holcha Krake at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

[fr] Holcha Krake