Vally Wieselthier
Valerie "Vally" Wieselthier (born May 25, 1895 in Vienna , † September 1, 1945 in New York City ) was an Austrian -US ceramic artist.
biography
Valerie Wieselthier, the daughter of a lawyer, attended the women's art school in Vienna from 1912 to 1914 and studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts with Rosalinda Rothhansl, Kolo Moser , Josef Hoffmann and Michael Powolny from 1914 to 1920 . In addition, she worked as an auxiliary nurse during the First World War . From 1917 to 1922 she worked for the Wiener Werkstätte . From 1922 to 1927 she ran her own ceramic workshop in cooperation with the Augarten porcelain factory , which was newly founded in 1923 , but also with other companies such as Friedrich Goldscheider , Gmundner Keramik and Lobmeyr . Her expressive and humorous porcelain figures attracted attention at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern in Paris in 1925 and are considered typical examples of the Art Deco style . From 1928 the artist moved increasingly to the USA. She went to the International Exhibition of Ceramic Art in New York City in October 1928 . In 1933 she moved to Chicago with Paul Lester Wiener and worked as a designer for the Contempora Group and the Sebring Pottery Company. Vally Wieselthier died on September 1, 1945 of stomach cancer in a New York hospital.
See also
literature
- Marianne Hörmann: Vally Wieselthier. 1895-1945. Vienna - Paris - New York. Ceramic Sculpture Design of the Twenties and Thirties. Böhlau, Vienna 1999 ISBN 3-205-99132-X (also: University of Innsbruck , dissertation, 1999)
- Hertha Kratzer: The great Austrians. 90 extraordinary women in portraits. Ueberreuter, Vienna 2001 ISBN 3-8000-3815-3
- Robert E. Dechant, Filipp Goldscheider: Goldscheider. Company history and catalog raisonné. Historicism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, 1950s - Arnold, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-89790-216-9 .
- Alastair Duncan : Encyclopedia of Art Deco. William Collins, Sydney 1988, ISBN 0-7322-0013-X , p. 183.
Web links
- Vally Wieselthier. on: jasonjacques.com
- Exhibition: The better half. Jewish artists until 1938. Jewish Museum Vienna , Dorotheergasse location , November 4, 2016 to May 1, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wieselthier, Vally |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wieselthier, Valerie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian ceramic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1945 |
| Place of death | New York City |