Selma Giöbel

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Selma Giöbel (1843–1925), was a Swedish artist.[1] She was active as a textile designer (particularly for carpets and wall paper), sculptor and engraver, and regarded as one of the most notable Swedish textile designers of the late 19th-century.[2] She was a member of the Friends of Handicraft and co-founded the art firm Svensk Konstslöjdsutställning ("Swedish Art- and Handicrafts Exhibition") with and was its managing director in 1885–1898. She successfully participated in several international art exhibitions.

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  1. ^ Du Rietz, Anita, Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år, 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013
  2. ^ Textilkonst i Georg Nordensvan, Svensk konst och svenska konstnärer i nittonde århundradet (1928), II. Från Karl XV till sekelslutet

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