The Austrian Cultural
Forum New York is pleased to host a panel discussion featuring the esteemed New York-based design historian Marilyn F. Friedman,
author of “Making America Modern: Interior Design in the 1930s” (Bauer and Dean Publishers, 2018) and the acclaimed Vienna-based
historian Dr. Caroline Wohlgemuth, whose research has focused on the history of Viennese furniture design and the exile of
Jewish architects and furniture designers from Vienna in 1938. Her book “Mid-Century Modern; Visionary Furniture Design from
Vienna“ was published by Birkhäuser in 2022.
Focused on five Austrian and
American pioneering designers of the mid-century, the A(R)Talk 05 is part of ACFNY’s continuous effort to highlight overlooked
female creators in the fields of art, architecture, and design. While Friedman will present recent research on the American
designers Ilonka Karasz (1896-1981), a Hungarian émigré and Eleanor Le Maire (1897-1970), Dr. Wohlgemuth will speak about
the Austrian designers Ella Briggs (1880-1977), Friedl Dicker-Brandeis (1898-1944), Felice Rix-Ueno (1893-1967), and Liane
Zimbler (1892-1987). A conversation, moderated by Dr. Stephanie Buhmann, Head of Visual Arts, Art, and Architecture at the
ACFNY, will follow the illustrated presentations, preceding a Q&A session with the audience.
Dr. Caroline
Wohlgemuth studied law and arts management in Vienna and London. In the course of her studies at the University of
Applied Arts Vienna, she conducted scholarly research into the history of Viennese furniture design and the exile of countless
Jewish architects and furniture designers from Vienna in 1938. In her publications, she explores the life histories of forgotten
artists and designers, particularly women, as well as flight, expulsion, and exile in art and design. Image Credits: Ela Angerer
Mid-Century Modern – Visionary
Furniture Design from ViennaCaroline Wohlgemuth
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