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Famous Norwegian Women on Stamps
SYNNØVE ANKER AURDAL (1908-2000)
This is a stamp from the set "Contemporary art". It depicts a decorative tapestry named "Red moon"Click to enlarge created in 1968 by the Norwegian textiles artist Synnøve Anker Aurdal. After first creating traditional tapestries she has developed her own monumental style using materials as nylon, wire and pearls of metal. Her works are mainly inspired by Old Norwegian weaving but always made in a contemporary style of our time. The tapestries of Aurdal are present in a big number of official and commercial buildings all over Norway. In addition to the decoration in Haakonshallen in Bergen her main work is "Space and words" (2 x 7 m), a gift from Norway to the 11th centenary celebration of the Icelandic nation .