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1883 Vienna, Austria - 1972 Chicago, Illinois. Known for: Abstract painting, interior design, gallery owner.
Marguerite Hohenberg was born Marguerite Kurtz in Vienna, Austria in 1883. When she was six years old, Hohenberg immigrated to the U.S. with her parents, first settling in Peoria, IL and then... Read full biography
Marguerite Hohenberg was born Marguerite Kurtz in Vienna, Austria in 1883. When she was six years old, Hohenberg immigrated to the U.S. with her parents, first settling in Peoria, IL and then Chicago. Hohenberg studied at the University of Chicago and at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. She also... Read full biography
Marguerite Hohenberg was born Marguerite Kurtz in Vienna, Austria in 1883. When she was six years old, Hohenberg immigrated to the U.S. with her parents, first settling in Peoria, IL and then Chicago. Hohenberg studied at the University of Chicago and at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. She also traveled to Europe for further study. In 1904 she married Viennese aristocrat Arnold Hohenberg, who worked as a stockbroker in Chicago. Out of necessity during the Depression, Hohenberg opened her own... Read full biography
Marguerite Hohenberg was born Marguerite Kurtz in Vienna, Austria in 1883. When she was six years old, Hohenberg immigrated to the U.S. with her parents, first settling in Peoria, IL and then Chicago. Hohenberg studied at the University of Chicago and at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. She also traveled to Europe for further study. In 1904 she married Viennese aristocrat Arnold Hohenberg, who worked as a stockbroker in Chicago. Out of necessity during the Depression, Hohenberg opened her own interior design studio, but continued with art classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. She also took a modern architecture class at the Chicago Academy of Fine arts, where her instructor, Bruce Goff, was supportive of her becoming an Abstract... Read full biography
Marguerite Hohenberg was born Marguerite Kurtz in Vienna, Austria in 1883. When she was six years old, Hohenberg immigrated to the U.S. with her parents, first settling in Peoria, IL and then Chicago. Hohenberg studied at the University of Chicago and at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. She also traveled to Europe for further study. In 1904 she married Viennese aristocrat Arnold Hohenberg, who worked as a stockbroker in Chicago. Out of necessity during the Depression, Hohenberg opened her own interior design studio, but continued with art classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. She also took a modern architecture class at the Chicago Academy of Fine arts, where her instructor, Bruce Goff, was supportive of her becoming an Abstract painter. By 1937, she was represented by the important Roullier Galleries in Chicago. At the age of 60, in 1943, Hohenberg recei... Read full biography
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About Marguerite (Kurtz) Hohenberg: Keywords
Keywords (23)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Interior Design, Decoration
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Non Objective
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Austria
- •Chicago Before 1900
Art Association
- •Chicago Society of Artists
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester-
Art School
- •Chicago Academy/School of Fine Arts, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Professional Museum and Art/ or Art Gallerist
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Austrian
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Chicago Society of Artists-
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting