Kamma Svensson
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Karen Margrete Svensson (1908–1998) was a Danish illustrator who contributed drawings to Danish newspapers and magazines, especially Politiken. Her illustrated books include those by Lise Nørgaard and Johannes Møllehave. Svensson also created posters for Copenhagen's Tivoli and designed decorative plates and spoons for Royal Copenhagen.[1][2]
Born in Sønderborg on 28 November 1908, Karen Margrete Svensson was the daughter of the newspaper editor and politician Adolph Bernhard Svensson (1880–1963) and Kathrine Marie Billum (1884–1976). In 1929, she married the Berlin architect Heinrich Hartwig but the marriage was dissolved in 1935. In 1937, she married the business executive Helge Peter Emil Bech Emborg (1910–1995). Despite her marriages, Svensson continued to use her maiden name throughout her life. She had three children: Klaus (1932), Franz (1937) and Morten (1939).[1][3]
During the First World War, Svensson lived with her mother and siblings in Flensburg while her father was called up to join the German forces. In 1920, the family settled in Haderslev in southern Jutland where in 1927 she graduated from Haderslev Cathedral School. She then studied painting for a short period under Harald Slott-Møller, took a study trip to Paris and attended the Berlin Academy from 1930 to 1933.[1]
