Greta Daniel | |
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Born | 1909 Essen, Germany |
Died | 1962 (aged 52–53) New York, New York |
Occupation | Curator |
Greta Daniel (1909–1962) was an Associate Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. [1] [2]
Daniel was born in 1905 in Essen, Germany. [3] She graduated from the University of Munich and worked at the Museum Folkwang, Essen. She arrived in the United States as a refugee. [4]
Daniel joined the Museum of Modern Art in 1943 as Assistant in the Department of Industrial Design, and by 1946 she had been named Assistant Curator. [5] Daniel became the resident expert on industrial design, playing an important role in developing the collection and contributing to numerous exhibitions. [2]
In 1954 she edited the teaching portfolio Useful Objects Today. [6] She also wrote Introduction to Twentieth Century Design from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. [1]
During the 1950s and early 1960s, she authored articles in the journal Craft Horizons. [7]
Daniel died suddenly in 1962. [8] Sheila Hicks created the artwork Greta no. 55 (1961) [9] in her memory.
Daniel currated several exhibtions for the Museum of Modern Art including Thonet Furniture (1953), Playground Sculpture (1954), and 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection (1958). [10]
Greta Daniel | |
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Born | 1909 Essen, Germany |
Died | 1962 (aged 52–53) New York, New York |
Occupation | Curator |
Greta Daniel (1909–1962) was an Associate Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. [1] [2]
Daniel was born in 1905 in Essen, Germany. [3] She graduated from the University of Munich and worked at the Museum Folkwang, Essen. She arrived in the United States as a refugee. [4]
Daniel joined the Museum of Modern Art in 1943 as Assistant in the Department of Industrial Design, and by 1946 she had been named Assistant Curator. [5] Daniel became the resident expert on industrial design, playing an important role in developing the collection and contributing to numerous exhibitions. [2]
In 1954 she edited the teaching portfolio Useful Objects Today. [6] She also wrote Introduction to Twentieth Century Design from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. [1]
During the 1950s and early 1960s, she authored articles in the journal Craft Horizons. [7]
Daniel died suddenly in 1962. [8] Sheila Hicks created the artwork Greta no. 55 (1961) [9] in her memory.
Daniel currated several exhibtions for the Museum of Modern Art including Thonet Furniture (1953), Playground Sculpture (1954), and 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection (1958). [10]