In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gehrke and the second or maternal family name is de María y Campos.
Carmen Lind Pettersen (6 March 1900–1991) was a Guatemalan painter known for her watercolors of the landscape and traditional costumes of Guatemala, as well as her book, the most complete reference work on the textiles of the Guatemalan high plateau. Her works were often listed in guidebooks for the country and in 1976, she was awarded the Order of the Quetzal for her artistic merit. Some of her paintings are in the permanent collection of the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Textiles and Clothing.
Carmen Dorotea Gehrke de María y Campos was born and baptized 6 March 1900, in Sagrario Parish, of Guatemala City, Guatemala to María Magdalena Soledad Isabel de María y Campos Hoffmann and Arthur Henry Theodore Gehrke (aka Arturo Enrique Teodoro Gehrke).[1][2] Her father was a British agent for the import-export company Rosing Brothers and Company, while her mother was from Veracruz, Mexico. When the couple immigrated to Guatemala, they settled with two children, Enelda Francisca and Arthur Richard in the Jocotenango neighborhood of Guatemala City. While in Guatemala, the family grew, adding Carmen and another son, Conrad in 1903. In 1904, Arthur was transferred with Rosing Brothers to London.[1]
In 1909, Gehrke entered the Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, a boarding school, in Royal Tunbridge Wells, where she began studying painting and developed an interest in nature, spending hours in Kew Gardens.[1][3] In 1917, she began studying at the Royal Polytechnic Institution on Regent Street in London. Near the end of the war, she met Leif Lind Pettersen, who was visiting from Guatemala with his uncle Walter Lind.[1] Walter Lind (born Lind Pettersen) was an Englishman, born to Norwegian parents, who also worked in Guatemala for Rosing Brothers and owned a coffee plantation.[4]Earthquakes in Guatemala between 1917 and 1918 had devastated the country and in 1923, Arthur was asked to return to the country. He traveled with María and his two daughters, and the family took up residence on one of Walter Lind's farms, known as Helvetia, as Guatemala City was uninhabitable. Gehrke and Leif Lind Pettersen renewed their friendship, which quickly turned into a romance and the couple were married in 1925 in Retalhuleu. At the time of their marriage, Leif was suffering from malaria and immediately after the ceremony, Carmen took him to Guatemala City to recover.[1][3]
Career
After Leif’s recovery, the couple bought a coffee farm known as "La Colonia" near El Tumbador. They managed it for several years, until 1929 when the plummet in coffee prices due to the Great Depression forced them to sell and buy a cinchona farm known as El Zapote, in the Escuintla Department on the slopes of the Volcán de Fuego. This turned out to be a precipitous purchase, as during World War II, the Japanese captured Indonesia, cutting off the supply to the seeds of the cinchona, which were needed to make quinine. The demand and Leif's agreement with the United States government and Merck and Company, soon made their farm one of the largest in the area producing chinchona.[1]
In the 1930s, Lind Pettersen began gardening on the farm and painting the landscapes she saw, focusing on the diversity of the trees and flora of the Guatemalan coastal piedmont, which few had painted or studied.[1][3] Her works documented the era of transformation of jungles to rural coffee plantations, showing agricultural migration as well as environmental change.[3] Studying design at Kew Gardens, in 1958 with the help of Venancio Tubac Salazar, she created a botanical garden which became the largest in the region.[1] It featured three lagoons, which became a haven for migrating coastal herons, as well as large trees which were filled with parrots and other tropical birds. As an observer of her world, she began to study the costumes of the farm workers and domestics that helped on the farm. Noticing that over time the dress styles were changing, Pettersen began to draw and catalogue them. A friend sent her a collection of Mayan costumes, which Pettersen duplicated in watercolor, having her employees and friends pose as models. The work took six years to complete,[3] and she is now known mostly for these watercolors of the traditional costumes of Guatemala.[1] In 1976, Lind Pettersen published Maya of Guatemala: Vida y Traje/Life and Dress, a bilingual book, which is the most complete reference work on the textiles of the Guatemalan high plateau.[1][5] That same year, she received the Order of the Quetzal for her artistic merit of preserving the cultural heritage.[3]
In 1984, Pettersen began losing her sight[1] and rather than give up art, began teaching. She held an exhibit of her works in 1986 at the National School of Visual Arts[3] and was listed in guidebooks for Guatemala as a reference for the study of textiles and for her watercolors with works on display in the 1990s at the Ixchel Museum and the Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno "Carlos Mérida".[6]
Death and legacy
Lind Pettersen died in 1991. She has over sixty paintings in the permanent collections of the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Textiles and Clothing in Guatemala City. After her death, the garden she developed on their farm became a nature reserve and is opened once a month to the public. In 2017, the Ixchel Museum hosted an exhibit of around thirty of her works throughout the month of February.[3]
Cazali, Rosina (12 February 2017). "Carmen L. Pettersen: Naturaleza cultura y paisajes de la bocacosta guatemalteca. 1930–1984" [Carmen L. Pettersen: Natural culture and landscapes of the Guatemalan coastal piedmont. 1930–1984]. El Periódico (in Spanish). Guatemala City, Guatemala. from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
Koose, Barbara Balchin de (1989). Guatemala for you (Revised ed.). Guatemala City, Guatemala: Piedra Santa. ISBN0-947655-94-8.
Ones Rosales, Synnøve (2015). "Opportunities for the Few and Select: Norwegians in Guatemala (1900-1940)". In Sæther, Steinar A (ed.). Expectations Unfulfilled: Norwegian Migrants in Latin America, 1820–1940. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Publishers. pp. 127–161. ISBN978-90-04-30739-1.
Sandoval, María (February 2017). "Carmen en los jardines" [Carmen in the gardens]. Relato (in Spanish). Guatemala City, Guatemala. from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
Schlesinger, María Elena (27 February 2017). "La Vida de Carmen Pettersen" [The life of Carmen Pettersen]. El Periódico (in Spanish). Guatemala City, Guatemala. from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
"Guatemala, Bautismos 1898–1905: Carmen Dorotea Gehrke Campos". FamilySearch (in Spanish). Guatemala City, Guatemala: Registros parroquiales Católicas. 6 March 1900. FHL digital folder #4455419. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Gehrke and the second or maternal family name is de Maria y Campos Carmen Lind Pettersen 6 March 1900 1991 was a Guatemalan painter known for her watercolors of the landscape and traditional costumes of Guatemala as well as her book the most complete reference work on the textiles of the Guatemalan high plateau Her works were often listed in guidebooks for the country and in 1976 she was awarded the Order of the Quetzal for her artistic merit Some of her paintings are in the permanent collection of the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Textiles and Clothing Carmen Lind Pettersencirca 1930BornCarmen Dorotea Gehrke de Maria y Campos 1900 03 06 6 March 1900Guatemala City GuatemalaDied1991 aged 90 91 El Zapote Escuintla Department GuatemalaNationalityGuatemalanOther namesCarmen Dorothy Lind PettersenOccupation s farmer painter gardenerYears active1925 1984Known forwatercolors of the landscape and costumes of the high plateau Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death and legacy 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 BibliographyEarly life EditCarmen Dorotea Gehrke de Maria y Campos was born and baptized 6 March 1900 in Sagrario Parish of Guatemala City Guatemala to Maria Magdalena Soledad Isabel de Maria y Campos Hoffmann and Arthur Henry Theodore Gehrke aka Arturo Enrique Teodoro Gehrke 1 2 Her father was a British agent for the import export company Rosing Brothers and Company while her mother was from Veracruz Mexico When the couple immigrated to Guatemala they settled with two children Enelda Francisca and Arthur Richard in the Jocotenango neighborhood of Guatemala City While in Guatemala the family grew adding Carmen and another son Conrad in 1903 In 1904 Arthur was transferred with Rosing Brothers to London 1 In 1909 Gehrke entered the Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School a boarding school in Royal Tunbridge Wells where she began studying painting and developed an interest in nature spending hours in Kew Gardens 1 3 In 1917 she began studying at the Royal Polytechnic Institution on Regent Street in London Near the end of the war she met Leif Lind Pettersen who was visiting from Guatemala with his uncle Walter Lind 1 Walter Lind born Lind Pettersen was an Englishman born to Norwegian parents who also worked in Guatemala for Rosing Brothers and owned a coffee plantation 4 Earthquakes in Guatemala between 1917 and 1918 had devastated the country and in 1923 Arthur was asked to return to the country He traveled with Maria and his two daughters and the family took up residence on one of Walter Lind s farms known as Helvetia as Guatemala City was uninhabitable Gehrke and Leif Lind Pettersen renewed their friendship which quickly turned into a romance and the couple were married in 1925 in Retalhuleu At the time of their marriage Leif was suffering from malaria and immediately after the ceremony Carmen took him to Guatemala City to recover 1 3 Career EditAfter Leif s recovery the couple bought a coffee farm known as La Colonia near El Tumbador They managed it for several years until 1929 when the plummet in coffee prices due to the Great Depression forced them to sell and buy a cinchona farm known as El Zapote in the Escuintla Department on the slopes of the Volcan de Fuego This turned out to be a precipitous purchase as during World War II the Japanese captured Indonesia cutting off the supply to the seeds of the cinchona which were needed to make quinine The demand and Leif s agreement with the United States government and Merck and Company soon made their farm one of the largest in the area producing chinchona 1 In the 1930s Lind Pettersen began gardening on the farm and painting the landscapes she saw focusing on the diversity of the trees and flora of the Guatemalan coastal piedmont which few had painted or studied 1 3 Her works documented the era of transformation of jungles to rural coffee plantations showing agricultural migration as well as environmental change 3 Studying design at Kew Gardens in 1958 with the help of Venancio Tubac Salazar she created a botanical garden which became the largest in the region 1 It featured three lagoons which became a haven for migrating coastal herons as well as large trees which were filled with parrots and other tropical birds As an observer of her world she began to study the costumes of the farm workers and domestics that helped on the farm Noticing that over time the dress styles were changing Pettersen began to draw and catalogue them A friend sent her a collection of Mayan costumes which Pettersen duplicated in watercolor having her employees and friends pose as models The work took six years to complete 3 and she is now known mostly for these watercolors of the traditional costumes of Guatemala 1 In 1976 Lind Pettersen published Maya of Guatemala Vida y Traje Life and Dress a bilingual book which is the most complete reference work on the textiles of the Guatemalan high plateau 1 5 That same year she received the Order of the Quetzal for her artistic merit of preserving the cultural heritage 3 In 1984 Pettersen began losing her sight 1 and rather than give up art began teaching She held an exhibit of her works in 1986 at the National School of Visual Arts 3 and was listed in guidebooks for Guatemala as a reference for the study of textiles and for her watercolors with works on display in the 1990s at the Ixchel Museum and the Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno Carlos Merida 6 Death and legacy EditLind Pettersen died in 1991 She has over sixty paintings in the permanent collections of the Ixchel Museum of Indigenous Textiles and Clothing in Guatemala City After her death the garden she developed on their farm became a nature reserve and is opened once a month to the public In 2017 the Ixchel Museum hosted an exhibit of around thirty of her works throughout the month of February 3 References EditCitations Edit a b c d e f g h i j k Cazali 2017 Guatemalan Baptismal Records 1900 p 221 a b c d e f g h Sandoval 2017 Ones Rosales 2015 p 129 Schlesinger 2017 Koose 1989 pp 40 41 Bibliography Edit Cazali Rosina 12 February 2017 Carmen L Pettersen Naturaleza cultura y paisajes de la bocacosta guatemalteca 1930 1984 Carmen L Pettersen Natural culture and landscapes of the Guatemalan coastal piedmont 1930 1984 El Periodico in Spanish Guatemala City Guatemala Archived from the original on 15 March 2017 Retrieved 22 November 2017 Koose Barbara Balchin de 1989 Guatemala for you Revised ed Guatemala City Guatemala Piedra Santa ISBN 0 947655 94 8 Ones Rosales Synnove 2015 Opportunities for the Few and Select Norwegians in Guatemala 1900 1940 In Saether Steinar A ed Expectations Unfulfilled Norwegian Migrants in Latin America 1820 1940 Leiden The Netherlands Brill Publishers pp 127 161 ISBN 978 90 04 30739 1 Sandoval Maria February 2017 Carmen en los jardines Carmen in the gardens Relato in Spanish Guatemala City Guatemala Archived from the original on 22 November 2017 Retrieved 22 November 2017 Schlesinger Maria Elena 27 February 2017 La Vida de Carmen Pettersen The life of Carmen Pettersen El Periodico in Spanish Guatemala City Guatemala Archived from the original on 27 February 2017 Retrieved 22 November 2017 Guatemala Bautismos 1898 1905 Carmen Dorotea Gehrke Campos FamilySearch in Spanish Guatemala City Guatemala Registros parroquiales Catolicas 6 March 1900 FHL digital folder 4455419 Retrieved 22 November 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carmen Lind Pettersen amp oldid 1111267619, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
