Loja Saarinen | |
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| Born | Minna Carolina Mathilde Louise Gesellius March 15, 1879 |
| Died | April 21, 1968 (aged 89) |
| Known for | Textile art, weaving, sculpture |
| Spouse | Eliel Saarinen |
| Children | Eero Saarinen Pipsan Saarinen Swanson |
Minna Carolina Mathilde Louise "Loja" Gesellius (March 15, 1879 – April 21, 1968) was a Finnish-American textile artist and sculptor. She founded the weaving department at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. She also led her own studio, the Studio Loja Saarinen, which designed many of the textiles used in buildings designed by her husband, the architect Eliel Saarinen.[1][2][3]
- ^ Bentley, Jeanie Huntley; Helms, Cynthia Newman; Rospond, Mary Chris (1989). Artists in Michigan, 1900-1976: A Biographical Dictionary. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, in association with the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, and the Founders Society Detroit Institute of Arts. pp. 201–202. ISBN 0814319076.
- ^ "Saarinen, Loja (1879–1968) - Dictionary definition of Saarinen, Loja (1879–1968) | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Famous Finnish Family to Exhibit Works of Art in Norfolk". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk, VA. January 31, 1937. p. 30. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
