Tommi Parzinger

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Anton "Tommi" Parzinger , also Tommy Parzinger (born February 7, 1903 in Munich , † July 1981 in New York ) was a German-American graphic artist and designer .

Life

Anton Parzinger, who later called himself Tommi or Tommy, was the son of the Munich sculptor Johann Parzinger. He grew up in Munich and studied there at the School of Applied Arts (with Richard Riemerschmid ).

In 1924 he joined the so-called second formation of the artist group “ The Six ” with Franz Paul Glass , Valentin Zietara , Max Eschle , Johann Baptist Maier (pseudonym: Hans Ibe) and Otto Ottler , and later also the “ New Association of Munich Poster Artists ”.

In the 1920s and 1930s (around 1921 to 1935) he also worked for the German United Workshops in Munich and for the Wiener Werkstätte , where he designed furniture, posters, and glass, ceramic and metal objects.

At that time (between the wars), Tommi Parzinger also repeatedly worked as a ceramic designer for the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin (KPM) and for the ceramic workshop of the Schleiß family ( Gmundner Keramik ) in Gmunden , where he designed and manufactured a wide variety of ceramic shapes and tiled stoves .

In 1932 he traveled to the United States for the first time , where he had won first prize in a poster competition for the North German LLoyd . In 1935 he finally emigrated to New York, where he became a well-known designer of furniture, metal objects and textiles. His first occupation in New York was in Rena Rosenthal's well-known furniture store on Madison Avenue , where he mainly designed brass, glass and crystal objects and furniture in the Art Deco style. In addition, he was also responsible for the Boston company Charak Modern Furniture operates.

In 1939 he set up his own studio, working for the following companies, among others: John Salterini Furniture (wrought iron furniture), Theodore Hofstatter Interior Design (furniture & design), Dorlyn Silversmiths (silver and brass objects), and Willow & Reed Furnitures (rattan furniture).

In its heyday, the 50s and 60s, his own shop " Parzinger Originals " on Madison Avenue became a meeting place for the society, with private customers such as the Rockefeller , Ford , Dupont , Mellon and Marilyn Monroe families . In 1957 the New York Times wrote : “ A single Parzinger piece can transform a room, like a diamond earring a little black dress! "

After his death in 1981, this company Parzinger Originals was transformed into the company Parzinger Design (owner of the long-term business partner Donald Cameron ), which has held the rights to Tommi Parzinger's design objects ever since.

Exhibitions (selection)

Works in collections

literature

  • Tommi Parzinger: Children in the afternoon , Munich 1921: Goltzverlag (Graphic Capriccios No. III);
  • Walter F. Schubert (ed.): Die deutsche Werbegraphik , Berlin 1927: Francke & Lang, pp. 31–37 (on the work of Die Sechs including Tommi Parzinger);
  • Max Glass: Die Sechs in Wort und Bild , in: Nutzgraphik (International Advertising Art) , Berlin 1925: Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH, year 2 (1925), Volume 4, pp. 49-68 (on the work of Die Sechs incl . Tommi Parzinger);
  • (s. a. = sine autore): New porcelain by Tommi Parzinger , in: German art and decoration, illustr. Monthly booklets for modern painting, sculpture, architecture, home art etc. artistic women-work , 65th year 1929/30, pp. 76–79;
  • Traugott Schalcher: Conversation with Tommi Parzinger , in: Nutzgraphik (International Advertising Art) , Berlin 1930: Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH, year 7 (1930), May 1930, pp. 2–9;
  • Werner Suhr: It's about time ... , in: Nutzgraphik (International Advertising Art) , Berlin 1931: Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH, year 8 (1931), Aug. 1931, pp. 10-25 (on Die Sechs and Tommi Parzinger);
  • Eberhard Hölscher: Tommi Parzinger , in: Nutzgraphik (International Advertising Art) , Berlin 1959: Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH, year 36 (1959), Jan. 1959, pp. 14-21 (on Tommi Parzinger in the USA);
  • Gabriele Fahr-Becker: Biographies: "Wiener Werkstätte 1903-1932" , Cologne 1994: Taschen-Verlag (keyword Tommi Parzinger);
  • Mel Byars (ed.): The Design Encyclopedia , London 2004: King, & New York City 2004: Museum of Modern Art (entry Tommi Parzinger);
  • Olaf Matthes, Carsten Prange (ed.): Hamburg and the HAPAG seafaring in the poster. An exhibition by Hapag-Lloyd AG and the Museum for Hamburg History , Hamburg 2000: Museum for Hamburg History (incl. Parzinger poster from 1932);
  • Terence H. Robsjohn-Gibbings (ed.): Tommi Parzinger Collection, 1935-1981 , Washington, DC 2011: Smithsonian Museum Libraries - Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum (overview of Parzinger's collection of design sketches, once owned by Parzinger's partner Donald Cameron );
  • (s. a. = sine autore): Tommi Parzinger artist file , Ingalls Library, Cleveland Museum of Art , Cleveland, Ohio (2012);
  • Cristy Nguyen Humer: A Singular Vision: Tommi Parzinger's Contribution to American Twentieth-Century Decorative Arts , Master Thesis, Sotheby's Institute of Art 2013: New York ;

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tommi Parzinger in the US Social Security Death Register (SSDI), accessed on May 14, 2017
  2. ↑ German entry in the register for Johann Parzinger , requested on January 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ since 1946 incorporated into the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich .
  4. ↑ Information about Tommi Parzinger ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 23, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / de-de.kpm-berlin.com
  5. ↑ Information about Tommi Parzinger as a ceramic designer , requested on January 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ cf. Tommi Parzinger's side-board preserved in the Dallas Museum of Modern Art , accessed February 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ Information on the group exhibition with Tommi Parzinger , requested on January 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ Information about the exhibition , requested on January 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ On the Parzinger Collection in the Cooper-Hewitt-Museum , queried January 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ Info on Tommi Parzinger in the Brooklyn Museum , queried January 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ Furniture, Charak Design Boston , queried February 19, 2017.
  12. ↑ Digitized information and photos , requested on January 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ Text file on the Parzinger collection in the Smithsonian Libraries archive, accessed February 19, 2017.
  14. ↑ Cleveland query , queried February 19, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Parzinger, Tommi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parzinger, Anton; Parzinger, Tommy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American graphic artist and designer
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH July 1981
Place of death new York