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Agnes Geijer

Features

Agnes Geijer is mentioned in the following articles, papers, interviews or tributes

Interview
A Life Journey: Interview 5

Conducted November 22nd, 2010

Karen speaks about art college in Copenhagen, meeting her husband Norman, and her daughter Katrina

Interview
FAIC Oral History Interview: Session 2

Conducted July 17th, 1985

Karen discusses life at the V&A, and writing the memorandum

Interview
FAIC Oral History Interview: Session 4

Conducted July 25th, 1985

Karen discusses the Centre’s position on the use of adhesives, and her experiences working on the UN curtain restoration in Sweden

Article/Paper
How it all began: A life in textile conservation
By Karen Finch
First published 2011 in Costume vol. 45
Article/Paper
Textiles as historic documents and their conservation
By Karen Finch
First published 1996 in Recent Trends in Conservation of Art Heritage

Lectures

Agnes Geijer is mentioned in the following lectures

Term 1  Lecture 1
Introductory Lecture

The history and philosophy of Textile Conservation and the people who pioneered the concepts and ethical considerations in Britain and elsewhere

Karen Finch Textiles

Celebrating the life and career of Karen Finch OBE

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Latest Blog Posts

  • Tove Engelhardt Mathiassen
  • Karen’s birthday and Norman
  • About reeds (Part 3): The historical weaving reeds collected by Karen Finch
  • More about reeds
  • Karen’s birthday: 8th May 2023 (born 1921)

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