Helene Dörr
Helene Dörr (married Helene Dolainski (Dolainsky) or Binna , born June 14, 1896 in Weidlingau near Vienna , † January 3, 1988 in Innsbruck ) was an Austrian visual artist ( ceramicist ).
Life
Helene Dörr was born the penultimate of six children to the piano manufacturer Carl Dörr , who had his piano factory in Vienna. The whole family was highly musical, Helene Dörr played the piano excellently and was a sought-after chamber musician throughout her life . She attended the graphic teaching and research institute for three years , then the arts and crafts school in Vienna for two years, probably with Michael Powolny and Emmy Zweybrück, and then began an apprenticeship in ceramics with a journeyman's examination with Vally Wieselthier . From 1924 she worked for two years at the Tonindustrie Scheibbs with Hilde Heger under Ludwig Weinbrenner as successors to the Krippel sisters. Your position was probably cut for financial reasons, it was the first time the company was in crisis. She then worked for three months at Gmundner Keramik and for another six months in Hameln an der Weser . Back in Vienna she worked at home on Hofmühlgasse. From 1929 she was married to Ferdinand Dolainski, from this marriage their only son Frank emerged. From 1930 she had her own studio in Innsbruck, where she had gone to her brother after the rapid failure of her marriage. From 1940 she was married to the banker Binna and worked as an artist in Innsbruck until her death.
In addition to her work as a ceramicist, Dörr also worked as a graphic artist and painter, she worked in watercolor and gouache and was also active as a draftsman and etcher. In Vienna she was a member of the Austrian Werkbund , in Innsbruck she joined the professional association of Austrian visual artists and the Tyrolean artists' body .
Works (excerpt)
- Wall ceramics in the indoor swimming pool Hotel Lienz 1974
- Art ceramics for the Scheibbs clay industry: vases, vessels, animal sculptures
- Bookplate etchings
Exhibitions
- Viennese women art Vienna 1917
- Austrian Werkbund Vienna 1920
- Exhibition in Paris 1925
- Exhibition in Liverpool 1926
- Tyrolean Art Pavilion , Hofgarten, Innsbruck City Gallery 1946–85
- Personal Innsbruck 1958
literature
- Hans Hagen Hottenroth: Tonindustrie Scheibbs 1923–1933, Scheibbser Keramik 1937. Scheibbs 1994, self-published.
- Hans Hagen Hottenroth: Ceramic Museum Scheibs - an introduction and overview of the museum. Scheibbs 2007.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dörr, Helene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian visual artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weidlingau near Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 1988 |
| Place of death | innsbruck |