Augusta Solberg

Augusta Charlotte Solberg (1856–1922) was an early Norwegian professional photographer who managed a studio in Bergen from 1885.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Bergen on 1 August 1856, Solberg was the daughter of the ferryman and police constable Anders Solberg (1819–1883) and midwfie Anna Samuelsdatter Lund (1821–1882). After working for a time with L.C.S. Gram, she took over his Bergen studio. She was assisted by her sisters Valborg and Ragna Solberg who were also photographers. She also worked in Hardanger in the 1890s and Odda in 1911. Her Bergen studio was destroyed by the fire of 1916.[1][2]

Solberg was one of several women who established early photographic studios in Norway. Others include Marie Høeg in Horten, Louise Abel in Christiania, Louise Wold in Holmestrand, and both Agnes Nyblin and Hulda Marie Bentzen in Bergen.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Augusta Charlotte Solberg" (in Norwegian). Preus Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Augusta Charlotte Solberg" (in Norwegian). lokalhistoriewiki.no. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Hannavy, John (2008). Encyclopedia of nineteenth-century photography: A-I, index. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1010–. ISBN 978-0-415-97235-2.
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