Holcha Krake

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
DiedJanuary 13, 1944(1944-01-13) (aged 58)
New York, New York
Known forTextile artist
Spouse(s)
William H. Johnson
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(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]

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

References
  1. "Artist: Holcha Krake". Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. "Willie and Holcha". The Florence County Museum. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. "Holcha Krake". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. "Portrait of Holcha Krake Johnson by William HJohnson". Artnet. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. "Fish Design for a Ceramic Plate | Smithsonian American Art Museum". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "'Willie and Holcha' exhibit opens at museum". Florence News Journal. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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