Katrina Finch — Karen Finch Textiles

Katrina Finch

Aug 27, 2018
By Stephen Cole
In

Diaspora

Katrina Finch

Relationship to Karen: Daughter

Katrina with Josh and Jake in Walthamstow, 1987

Blog posts by Katrina Finch

Karen’s birthday: 8th May 2023 (born 1921)

Posted by Katrina Finch
on May 8th, 2023

Karen's centenary

Posted by Katrina Finch
on May 8th, 2021

Karen's centenary

FAIC interviews added to the website

Posted by Katrina Finch
on May 6th, 2021

Karen's centenary

Karen Finch’s centenary, 8th May 2021

Posted by Katrina Finch
on April 6th, 2021

Madeleine Ginsburg 1928–2020

Madeleine Ginsburg, 22 September 1928 – 14 July 2020

Posted by Katrina Finch
on July 29th, 2020

Second anniversary of Karen's death

An ornament to the churchyard

Posted by Katrina Finch
on April 15th, 2020

Registration of headstones at Rødding churchyard

Posted by Katrina Finch
on February 27th, 2020

Karen Finch: Her Legacy Online

ETSG conference talk by Philip Sykas

Posted by Katrina Finch
on October 25th, 2019

Karen Finch: Her Legacy Online

ETSG conference talk by Katrina Finch

Posted by Katrina Finch
on October 24th, 2019

Posted by Katrina Finch
on April 13th, 2019

Welcome to Karen Finch Textiles!

Posted by Katrina Finch
on April 12th, 2019

Early Textiles Study Group conference dedicated to Karen

Posted by Katrina Finch
on April 11th, 2019

Open Day at the Centre for Textile Conservation and Technical Art History

Posted by Katrina Finch
on April 11th, 2019

Karen is awarded the Balfour of Burleigh Tercentenary Prize, Nov 2015

Posted by Katrina Finch
on March 9th, 2019

Montenegrin translation of ‘Caring for Textiles’, Sep 2015

Posted by Katrina Finch
on March 9th, 2019

Profile of Karen written for the Knitting History Forum, Sep 2015

Posted by Katrina Finch
on March 8th, 2019

Karen Finch Prize established by the Textile Conservation Foundation, Aug 2015

Posted by Katrina Finch
on March 8th, 2019

94th birthday celebrations, May 2015

Posted by Katrina Finch
on March 5th, 2019

Award for voluntary work at the Vestry House Museum, Oct 2014

Posted by Katrina Finch
on March 5th, 2019

Danish gold embroiderers visit Karen in Walthamstow, Feb 2014

Posted by Katrina Finch
on March 5th, 2019

Katrina Finch is mentioned in the following blog posts

Karen's centenary

Karen Finch and Gerda Henning

Posted by Tove Engelhardt Mathiassen
on May 8th, 2022

Karen's centenary

100th anniversary, 8th of May 2021

Posted by Tina Sinding Møller Dam
on April 7th, 2022

Karen's centenary

Søster 100 år 8.maj 2021

Posted by Ruth Sinding Møller
on May 5th, 2021

Second anniversary of Karen's death

Posted by Alan Cohen
on April 15th, 2020

Katrina Finch is mentioned in the following features

A Life Journey: Interview 1

Conducted September 23rd, 2010

Karen’s memories of her parents and grandparents, and early life on Meldgaard

A Life Journey: Interview 4

Conducted November 18th, 2010

Karen’s memories of occupied Denmark during the war and the resistance efforts

A Life Journey: Interview 5

Conducted November 22nd, 2010

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

A Life Journey: Interview 6

Conducted December 9th, 2010

Karen speaks about her career after moving to England

A Life Journey: Interview 7

Conducted January 17th, 2011

Karen reflects on her life and career and speaks about identity, her biggest influences, and legacy

A Life Journey: Interview 8

Conducted February 11th, 2011

Karen discusses a selection of photos from her early life

A Life Journey: Interview with Katrina

Conducted February 18th, 2011

Karen’s daughter Katrina talks about her earliest memories of Karen

FAIC Oral History Interview: Session 2

Conducted July 17th, 1985

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

The beginning of the Textile Conservation Centre

By Karen Finch
June 24th, 1999

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the TCC

By Linda Eaton, Dinah Eastop and Nell Hoare
First published July, 1995 in Conservation News no. 57

Tribute to Karen Finch on the relocation of the TCC to Winchester

Photos of Katrina Finch

Tina and and her family visiting Karen in London

Tina and and her family visiting Karen in London
Back row (L-R): Katrina; Nicklas; Monique; Erik; Alan; Tina. Front row: Alexander; Karen; Katarina

Tina's exhibition of works made at Skals School for Design and Needlework, with Tina's mother, Sinne, cousin Susanne, Tina, Katrina and Karen and Norman Finch

Tina's exhibition of works made at Skals School for Design and Needlework, with Tina's mother, Sinne, cousin Susanne, Tina, Katrina and Karen and Norman Finch

Karen and Katrina at the Acton studio

Karen and Katrina at the Acton studio
Photo taken for the Acton Gazette

Katrina, c. 1950

Katrina, c. 1950

Katrina with a dog in Denmark

Katrina with a dog in Denmark

Katrina in Denmark, c. 1958

Katrina in Denmark, c. 1958

Katrina as bridesmaid to Grethe, c. 1956

Katrina as bridesmaid to Grethe, c. 1956

Karen, Katrina and Norman with Gingo the lamb in Meldgaard, c. 1954

Karen, Katrina and Norman with Gingo the lamb in Meldgaard, c. 1954

Karen with baby Katrina, 1948

Karen with baby Katrina, 1948

Karen and Katrina with Ellen Sinding Møller, c. 1949

Karen and Katrina with Ellen Sinding Møller, c. 1949

Karen and Katrina in the Meldgaard woods, c. 1951

Karen and Katrina in the Meldgaard woods, c. 1951

Karen and Katrina in Denmark, c. 1957

Karen and Katrina in Denmark, c. 1957

Family portrait: Katrina, Norman and Karen, c. 1959

Family portrait: Katrina, Norman and Karen, c. 1959

Karen with Norman, Katrina and Margaret Bartlett in Leatherhead

Karen with Norman, Katrina and Margaret Bartlett in Leatherhead

Katrina wearing a smocked dress made by Karen

Katrina wearing a smocked dress made by Karen

Katrina guards the cake at Karen’s 94th birthday party

Katrina guards the cake at Karen’s 94th birthday party

Katrina and Karen meeting HRH The Princess Royal, the TCF’s Patron, at the Clothworkers’ Hall in London, 2009

Katrina and Karen meeting HRH The Princess Royal, the TCF’s Patron, at the Clothworkers’ Hall in London, 2009
27th June, 2009

Katrina and Alan with Jane Bridgeman at the opening of the TCC in Glasgow, 2011

Katrina and Alan with Jane Bridgeman at the opening of the TCC in Glasgow, 2011

Karen, Alan, Jake and Katrina in the kitchen in Walthamstow, 2007

Karen, Alan, Jake and Katrina in the kitchen in Walthamstow, 2007

Karen with Katrina and Alan on the day the Balfour of Burleigh Tercentenary Prize was awarded to Karen, 2015

Karen with Katrina and Alan on the day the Balfour of Burleigh Tercentenary Prize was awarded to Karen, 2015

Karen with Karen Horton, Katrina and Josh at the art college in Winchester following the final open days for the TCC in Winchester

Karen with Karen Horton, Katrina and Josh at the art college in Winchester following the final open days for the TCC in Winchester

Karen with friends and family on the morning of her 90th birthday

Karen with friends and family on the morning of her 90th birthday
Left to right: Erna Pedersen (front), Inge Pedersen (back), Ruth Sinding, Karen, Philip Sykas, Katrina Finch, Jake Cohen. Katrina is wearing Karen's dress from the 1950s.

Karen with Clare Meredith, Katrina and Alan, and Lord and Lady Balfour of Burleigh for the awarding of the Balfour of Burleigh Tercentenary Prize, 2015

Karen with Clare Meredith, Katrina and Alan, and Lord and Lady Balfour of Burleigh for the awarding of the Balfour of Burleigh Tercentenary Prize, 2015
At the Travellers' Club in Pall Mall

Karen with Alan, Katrina and Jenny Fitzgerald-Bond in Acton to see the Book of Remembrance which commemorates Karen’s late husband Norman, 2016

Karen with Alan, Katrina and Jenny Fitzgerald-Bond in Acton to see the Book of Remembrance which commemorates Karen’s late husband Norman, 2016

Karen with Alan and Katrina at Forty Hall in Enfield, 2015

Karen with Alan and Katrina at Forty Hall in Enfield, 2015

Karen outside the house in Walthamstow with Eva-Louise Pepperall, Katrina, and Marie Ivarsson-Novell, 2007

Karen outside the house in Walthamstow with Eva-Louise Pepperall, Katrina, and Marie Ivarsson-Novell, 2007

Karen cutting her cake given to her by the WEA group for her 88th birthday, 2009

Karen cutting her cake given to her by the WEA group for her 88th birthday, 2009

Karen and Katrina visiting Goldsmiths College, University of London, to view Constance Howard’s archive, 2013

Karen and Katrina visiting Goldsmiths College, University of London, to view Constance Howard’s archive, 2013

Josh, Karen, Alan and Katrina visiting Cressing Temple in Essex for Karen’s 92nd birthday

Josh, Karen, Alan and Katrina visiting Cressing Temple in Essex for Karen’s 92nd birthday

Katrina at Karen’s burial ceremony at Rødding church

Katrina at Karen’s burial ceremony at Rødding church
26th May, 2018

Katrina at Karen’s burial ceremony at Rødding church

Katrina at Karen’s burial ceremony at Rødding church
26th May, 2018

Katrina at Karen’s gravestone at Rødding church

Katrina at Karen’s gravestone at Rødding church

Katrina with Josh and Jake in Walthamstow, 1987

Katrina with Josh and Jake in Walthamstow, 1987

Karen with family celebrating her 70th birthday in Rødding community hall, May 1991

Karen with family celebrating her 70th birthday in Rødding community hall, May 1991

Karen and Katrina on Karen’s 80th birthday, May 2001

Karen and Katrina on Karen’s 80th birthday, May 2001

Finches, Cohens and Mørups at the beach in Jutland, Denmark, May 1991

Finches, Cohens and Mørups at the beach in Jutland, Denmark, May 1991

Family photo, early 90s

Family photo, early 90s

Family and friends at the presentation of Karen’s honorary doctorate from Southampton University, 1999

Family and friends at the presentation of Karen’s honorary doctorate from Southampton University, 1999

Katrina and Alan’s wedding in Walthamstow, 1975

Katrina and Alan’s wedding in Walthamstow, 1975

Norman, Karen and Katrina at Western Gardens, c. 1962

Norman, Karen and Katrina at Western Gardens, c. 1962

Karen with Katrina and Ruth in the garden at Meldgaard

Karen with Katrina and Ruth in the garden at Meldgaard

Karen, Norman and Katrina, Christmas 1953

Karen, Norman and Katrina, Christmas 1953

Norman and Katrina on a tractor, c. 1954

Norman and Katrina on a tractor, c. 1954

Katrina with a Beefeater at the Tower of London, c. 1950

Katrina with a Beefeater at the Tower of London, c. 1950

Karen, Norman and Katrina, Christmas 1953

Karen, Norman and Katrina, Christmas 1953

Karen and Katrina, 1950

Karen and Katrina, 1950

Karen and Katrina with Else Mørup and baby Lisbeth

Karen and Katrina with Else Mørup and baby Lisbeth

Karen and Katrina on the roof of the Monmouth Road flat, 1948

Karen and Katrina on the roof of the Monmouth Road flat, 1948

Karen and Katrina at the Tower of London, c. 1950

Karen and Katrina at the Tower of London, c. 1950

Family and Friends at Meldgaard, c. 1951

Family and Friends at Meldgaard, c. 1951
Left to right: Norman, Lisbeth Mørup, Anne Marie Mørup, Else Mørup, Ellen (Karen's mother), Katrina, Karen

Finches and Morups in Meldgaard woods, c. 1951

Finches and Morups in Meldgaard woods, c. 1951
Left to right: Else Mørup, Karen, Katrina, Norman, Grethe, Laurits

Baby Katrina, 1948

Baby Katrina, 1948

Baby Katrina with Inge and Ruth at Meldgaard, 1949

Baby Katrina with Inge and Ruth at Meldgaard, 1949
Inge crouching with Katrina, Ruth second left

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