Carl Zigrosser
Carl Zigroßer (born September 28, 1891 in Indianapolis , † 1975 in Montagnola ) was an American art historian . He was the curator of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Prints from 1941 to 1963 . In 1930, together with the New York artist Anthony Velonis , he developed serigraphy processes for printing on a wide variety of materials.
He was the son of the Austrian immigrant Hugo A. Zigrosser (1860–1935) and Emma Haller (* 1870). After graduating from Newark Academy in 1908 , he went to Columbia University to become a chemist.
He then worked for the New York picture dealer Frederick Keppel & Company, where he got to know the art trade and many well-known artists and collectors. In 1939 he received a Guggenheim grant .
Web links
- Literature by and about Carl Zigrosser in the catalog of the German National Library .
- Dictionary of Art Historians (website)
- Carl Zigrosser Papers in the Catalog of the University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Individual evidence
- ^ A b John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Carl Zigrosser. In: gf.org. Retrieved February 12, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zigrosser, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zig-big, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American art historian and curator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Indianapolis |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1975 |
| Place of death | Montagnola |