Hedvig Collin

Hedvig Jacobine Henriette Collin (27 May 1880 – 2 April 1964) was a Danish painter, illustrator and writer.

After graduating from the Academy's decoration school in 1909, she furthered her education at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Berlin.

[2] Taking a general interest in culture and design, during her first trip to Paris in 1904, Collin wrote articles for the magazine Vore Damer, illustrated with her own photographs.

At the end of the war, she held a solo exhibition of her books, illustrations and paintings in Reykjavík.

From 1916 to 1922, together with her colleagues, she published the illustrated song books for children in the Vore Børnesange series.