Kvindelige Kunstneres Samfund

With the support of the painter Anna Ancher and the sculptor Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, 75 artists attended the inaugural meeting.

[1][2] Around 1915, Denmark's female artists began to realize that they needed to club together if they were to enjoy the same opportunities as their male counterparts.

[3] Endorsed by 25 female artists, the invitation was sent out to women involved in art and craftmanship who had exhibited publicly on at least three occasions.

Anna Ancher and several of her colleagues were wary of being considered "women artists" if they became too involved in achieving equal rights.

Thanks to the 2014 anthology, in collaboration with professionals and other organizations, KKS hopes to contribute to the history of art by revealing significant female artists who have been forgotten.