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| Katherina Krahnstoever geb. Hitz | ||
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| †1. 11. 1987 | in Summerland, B.C., Kanada | |
| Biographie B.C. archives |
Katja Krahnstoever
Born in Switzerland, Katja Krahnstoever lived at Klosters in Grisonne
province where her family had lived for over 300 years. She and her
husband Felix, left Switzerland and settled in Summerland, B.C. in
1932, where she has resided since. Mrs. Krahnstoever has been described
as "no ordinary needlewoman - an artist in wool and silk". Her works
record her impressions of people and events and she never tries to
exceed its legitimate uses. She doesn't imitate paintings either in
subject or technique but her work is more the less creative for that.
She expresses her own ideas in her own way with the tools she has
chosen for the task." The needleworks here are but a sampling of the wide variety she has completed over the years and are amongst twelve works in our collection donated by the artist. | |
| Zeitungsnotiz | Obituaries On Sunday Nov. 1, 1987, Mrs. Maria Katherina Krahnstoever passed away in Summerland at the age of 93 years. Mrs. Krahstoever is survived by family in Switzerland and many friends in Canada. There will be no service held as requested but in memoriam there will be a retrospective show of her art work at the Penticton Art Gallery on Jan. 8, 1988. Mrs. Krahnstoever was predeceased by her husband, Mr. Wilhelm Felix Krahnstoever. Arrangements under the direction of the Summerland Funeral Chapel. | |