Greta Daniel
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]
Early life and education[edit]
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]
Career[edit]
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]
Death[edit]
Daniel died suddenly in 1962.[8] Sheila Hicks created the artwork Greta no. 55 (1961)[9] in her memory.
Exhibitions[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Miss Greta Daniel, Curator At Museum of Modern Art". The New York Times. 10 June 1962. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Greta Daniel" in Modern Women / A Partial History". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ Falino, Jeannine (2011). Crafting modernism: midcentury American art and design: [exhibition Crafting modernism. Midcentury American art and design, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, October 11, 2011 - January 15, 2012; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, February 27 - May 21, 2012]. New York: Abrams. p. 277. ISBN 978-0810984806.
- ^ Lynes, Russell (1973). Good old Modern. New York: Atheneum. p. 322. ISBN 0689105487. OCLC 251355629.
- ^ Edgar Kaufman, Jr. (1946). "The Department of Industrial Design". The Bulletin of the Museum of Modern Art. 14 (1): 2–14. doi:10.2307/4058147. JSTOR 4058147.
- ^ Daniel, Greta (1978). Useful objects today. New York: The Museum of Modern Art. OCLC 918165797.
- ^ Webb, A. O. (July 1962). "Daniel, Greta". Craft Horizons. 22: 9.
- ^ "Greta's Era". Interiors. 121: 51. July 1962.
- ^ "Greta (no. 55)". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Greta Daniel". MoMA Exhibition Spelunker. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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