Difference between revisions of "Sibyl Moholy-Nagy"
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Born '''Dorothea Maria Pauline Alice Sybille Pietzsche''' 1903 in Dresden, Germany. Birthdate also cited as 1905. | Born '''Dorothea Maria Pauline Alice Sybille Pietzsche''' 1903 in Dresden, Germany. Birthdate also cited as 1905. | ||
| − | 1920's marries, but soon separates from and then obtains a divorce from Carl | + | 1920's marries, but soon separates from and then obtains a divorce from Carl Dreyfus. |
1929(or 1931?) meets [[László Moholy-Nagy]] while working in the scenario office of the Tobis [Moving] Picture Syndicate in Berlin. | 1929(or 1931?) meets [[László Moholy-Nagy]] while working in the scenario office of the Tobis [Moving] Picture Syndicate in Berlin. | ||
1932 marries László Moholy-Nagy. | 1932 marries László Moholy-Nagy. | ||
1934(?) emigrates to the United States. | 1934(?) emigrates to the United States. | ||
1944 her only published novel, ''Children's Children'', appears. | 1944 her only published novel, ''Children's Children'', appears. | ||
| − | 1946 | + | 1946 László Moholy-Nagy dies of leukemia. |
1947 assumes first full-time teaching position at the Institute of Design in Chicago. | 1947 assumes first full-time teaching position at the Institute of Design in Chicago. | ||
1948 teaches for a year at Bradley University in Peoria. | 1948 teaches for a year at Bradley University in Peoria. | ||
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1969 retires as full professor from the Pratt Institute. | 1969 retires as full professor from the Pratt Institute. | ||
1971 dies in New York Hospital (NYC) on January 8th, at age 67. | 1971 dies in New York Hospital (NYC) on January 8th, at age 67. | ||
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| + | * [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5702 ''Moholy-Nagy: Experiment in Totality''], intro. Walter Gropius, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950, 262 pp; [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5702 2nd ed.], MIT Press, xviii+259 pp. | ||
| + | * ''[[Media:Moholy-Nagy Sibyl Native Genius in Anonymous Architecture 1957.pdf|Native Genius in Anonymous Architecture]]'', New York: Horizon Press, 1957, 223 pp. | ||
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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibyl_Moholy-Nagy | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibyl_Moholy-Nagy Wikipedia] |
Revision as of 13:56, 3 January 2020
 Portrait of Sibyl Moholy-Nagy by Frank Levstik. | |
| Born |
October 29, 1903 Dresden, Germany |
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| Died |
January 8, 1971 (aged 67) New York City |
Born Dorothea Maria Pauline Alice Sybille Pietzsche 1903 in Dresden, Germany. Birthdate also cited as 1905. 1920's marries, but soon separates from and then obtains a divorce from Carl Dreyfus. 1929(or 1931?) meets László Moholy-Nagy while working in the scenario office of the Tobis [Moving] Picture Syndicate in Berlin. 1932 marries László Moholy-Nagy. 1934(?) emigrates to the United States. 1944 her only published novel, Children's Children, appears. 1946 László Moholy-Nagy dies of leukemia. 1947 assumes first full-time teaching position at the Institute of Design in Chicago. 1948 teaches for a year at Bradley University in Peoria. 1949 moves to California, where she teaches at the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design in San Francisco and at the University of California at Berkeley. 1951 returns back east to accept a position at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. 1969 retires as full professor from the Pratt Institute. 1971 dies in New York Hospital (NYC) on January 8th, at age 67.
- Publications
- Moholy-Nagy: Experiment in Totality, intro. Walter Gropius, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950, 262 pp; 2nd ed., MIT Press, xviii+259 pp.
- Native Genius in Anonymous Architecture, New York: Horizon Press, 1957, 223 pp.
- Links
