Caroline
Wohlgemuth, Autorin von "Mid-Century Modern; Visionary Furniture Design from Vienna", spricht im Austrian Cultural Forum in
New York und stellt das Buch vor.
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 AngererMid-Century
Modern – Visionary Furniture Design from ViennaCaroline Wohlgemuth
In the series Edition Angewandte
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