Lina Gratama

Petronella Johanna Carolina "Lina" Gratama was a Dutch painter, art historian, and political activist.

Biography

Gratama was born on 19 March 1875 in Groningen. She is the sister of the architect Jan Gratama and the painter Gerrit David Gratama. Lina studied at Akademie van beeldende kunsten, graduating in 1900.
Gratama died on 12 June 1946 in The Hague.

Work

Gratama was famous for producing copies of paintings of museums, including the Mauritshuis and Gemeetemuseum. Her work appeared in exhibitions in 1903, 1912, 1924 and 1935. Gratama's work was also included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. She also taught art history and gave private art lessons.
She also fought for women's suffrage and wrote for political magazines, including poetry. She was the co-author with Cornelia Sarah Groot of the suffragette political revue Cackling Alone Does Not Lay Eggs, which encouraged further political action: "Keep the fire burning all the time / Until the emancipation of the woman." A book version of the performance was first published in 1916 and republished in 1917 and 1918.