▰ Eva Amalia (Striker) Zeisel Died December 30, … More Information |
Eva Amalia (Striker) Zeisel, of New York, entered eternal life December 30, 2011. Eva was 105. Obituary published: December 31, 2011 in "San Jose M-N (CA)" |
▰ Eva S Zeisel Died December 30, … More Information |
Eva S Zeisel, born November 13, 1906 went to be with the Lord on December 30, 2011 in New City, New York. Eva was 105.
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Obituary: Eva Zeisel, a ceramic artist whose elegant, eccentric designs for dinnerware in the 1940s and 50s helped to revolutionize the way Americans set their tables, died on in New City, N.Y. She was 105. Her death was confirmed by her daughter, Jean Richards. Ms. Zeisel (pronounced ZY-sel), along with designers like Mary and Russel Wright and Charles and Ray Eames, brought the clean, casual shapes of modernist design into middle-class American homes with furnishings that encouraged a postwar desire for fresh, less formal styles of living. Museum, the porcelain table service that brought Ms. Zeisel national notice, was commissioned by its manufacturer, Castleton China, in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which introduced it in an exhibition in 1946, its first show devoted to a female designer. Ms. Zeisels work, which ultimately spanned nine decades, was at the heart of what the museum promoted as good design: domestic objects that were beautiful as well as useful and whose beauty lent pleasure to daily life. She brought form to the organicism and elegance and fluidity that we expect of ceramics today, reaching as many people as possible, said Paola Antonelli, a curator of architecture and design at the museum. Its easy to do something stunning that stays in a collectors cabinet. But her designs reached people at the table, where they gather. Born Eva Amalia Striker in Budapest on Nov. 13, 1906, she was the daughter of Laura Polanyi Striker and Alexander Striker. Her father owned a textile factory. Her mother was a historian, feminist and political activist. In 1923, Ms. Zeisel entered the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest to study painting. She withdrew three semesters later, inspired by an aunts Hungarian peasant pottery collection to become a ceramist. She apprenticed to Jakob Karapancsik, a member of the guild of chimney sweepers, oven makers, roof tilers, well diggers and potters, and graduated as a journeyman. During a summer trip to Paris in 1925, she visited the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes - the source of the term Art Deco - which exhibited work by leading new designers like Le Corbusier and which introduced Ms. Zeisel to modern movements like the Bauhaus and the International style. She later wrote that she thought modernist design oo cold, a quality she spent much of her professional life trying to keep out of her own work with humane, humorous versions of it. Back in Budapest, Ms. Zeisels exhibition at local trade fairs brought her to the attention of Hungarian ceramic manufacturers, who commissioned several collections. In 1926, her work was displayed at the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial. In 1928, a ceramics manufacturer in Schramberg, Germany, hired her to design tableware. The job transformed her from a studio artist who threw pots on a wheel into an industrial designer. She now drafted designs whose success would be based, in addition to their aesthetic appeal, on their ability to be mass-manufactured and merchandised effectively. Ms. Zeisel moved to Berlin in 1930, immersing herself in the vibrant cafe society of the Weimar Republic. A visit to Ukraine in 1932 opened Ms. Zeisels eyes to a new realm of possibilities as a designer. Taking work at the former imperial porcelain factory in Leningrad, she realized through exposure to its archives of 18th-century tableware that he clean lines of modern design could be successfully combined with sensuous, classic shapes, as she later wrote. Ms. Zeisels signature became just that: forms that were at once contemporary and lyrical. By 1935, she was working in Moscow as the artistic director of the Russian republics china and glass industry. On May 28, 1936, she was arrested, falsely accused by a colleague of conspiring to assassinate Stalin. She was imprisoned for 16 months, mostly in solitary confinement, an experience that Arthur Koestler, a childhood friend, drew upon in writing his celebrated 1941 novel, Darkness at Noon. Again, Ms. Zeisels eyes were opened. You feel the difference first in the way you see colors, she wrote later of the deprivations of prison. In 1937, Ms. Zeisel was released without explanation and traveled to Vienna. She left on 12, 1938, when the Nazis entered Austria. Arriving in Britain, she was reunited with Hans Zeisel, a lawyer and sociologist whom she had met in Berlin. were married and emigrated to the United States later that year. Ms. Zeisel put herself in touch with American ceramics manufacturers by looking up the addresses of trade publications at the public library during her second day in New York. In 1939 she began teaching at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where she presented ceramics as industrial design, not craft as it was traditionally taught. In 1940, when Castleton China, a Pennsylvania company, asked the Museum of Modern Art to recommend a designer to create a modernist porcelain table service, Eliot Noyes, director of the design department, suggested Ms. Zeisel. The design was completed in 1943; production was delayed by the war until 1946. Her Museum table service was critically acclaimed but commercially controversial in a marketplace where formal china was expected to look overtly fancy. But the publicity attending its introduction brought Ms. Zeisel many commissions and much sales success. That success helped her develop the sense of play in her designs, which infused in objects an enjoyment that was passed on in their use. Ms. Zeisels daughter, Jean, was born in 1940; her son, John, was born in 1944. Motherhood opened her eyes once more. Dinner services took on familial relationships between individual pieces, with shapes that complemented each other rather than repeat themselves. Town & Country, designed in the 1940s, has salt and pepper shakers that nestle, one into the other, like a mother and child. Men have no concept continued... |
▰ Bernard Zeisel Died October 15, … More Information | Bernard Zeisel, born June 22, 1939 ascended to heaven into the loving arms of all whom have gone before his October 15, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. Bernard was 79. |
▰ Winifred (Kennick) Zeis Died December 26, … More Information |
Winifred (Kennick) Zeis, of Tonawanda, New York, ascended to heaven into the loving arms of all whom have gone before she December 26, 1958. Winifred was 73. Obituary published: December 27, 1958 in "Tonawanda News" |
▰ Teresa M Miss Zeis Died January 01, … More Information |
Teresa M Miss Zeis left this earth on January 1, 2008 to meet with Jesus, her Lord and Savior in New York. Obituary published: January 02, 2008 in "Buffalo News" |
▰ Teresa M Miss Zeis Died December 31, … More Information |
Teresa M Miss Zeis went into the presence of the Lord on December 31, 2007 in New York. Obituary published: January 01, 2008 in "Buffalo News" |
▰ Roy Zeis Died August 17, … More Information |
Roy Zeis, born October 14, 1928 passed from this life on August 17, 2020 in Deer Park, New York. Roy was 91.
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▰ Mary C (Weidner) Zeis Died January 22, … More Information |
Mary C (Weidner) Zeis went into the presence of the Lord on January 22, 2000 in Buffalo, New York. Obituary published: January 23, 2000 in "Buffalo News" |
▰ Florence H (Culver) Zeis Died July 16, … More Information |
Florence H (Culver) Zeis passed away July 16, 1999 in Buffalo, New York. Obituary published: July 17, 1999 in "Buffalo News" |
▰ Carl J Zeis Died February 18, … More Information |
Carl J Zeis went into the presence of the Lord on February 18, 1996 in Depew, New York. Obituary published: February 19, 1996 in "Buffalo News" |
▰ Doris Miss Zeininger Died January 27, … More Information |
Doris Miss Zeininger, of Middletown, New York, entered into eternal rest January 27, 2010. Doris was 63. Obituary published: January 28, 2010 in "Times Herald Rec" |
▰ Richard W Sr Zeiner Died February 19, … More Information |
On February 19, 2012, Richard W Sr Zeiner, 76 of Virginia Beach, New York passed from this world into the next. Obituary published: February 20, 2012 in "Rochester D C" |
▰ Mary Zeiner Died March 05, … More Information |
Mary Zeiner left this earth on March 5, 2017 to meet with Jesus, her Lord and Savior in Rochester, New York.
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Obituary: Mary passed away on , 5, 2017. Mary was a resident of Rochester, New York at the time of passing. Mary was married to Richard Sr. |
▰ June D Zeiner Died August 18, … More Information | June D Zeiner passed away August 18, 2017 in New York. |
▰ James Zeiner Died June 22, … More Information |
James Zeiner, of Neversink, New York, peacefully entered eternal life with our Lord June 22, 1999. James was 48. Obituary published: June 23, 1999 in "Times Herald Rec" |
▰ Irene A (Marcus) Zeiner Died May 08, … More Information |
Irene A (Marcus) Zeiner, age 90 of New York, ascended to heaven into the loving arms of all whom have gone before she May 8, 2000. Obituary published: May 09, 2000 in "Rochester D C" |
▰ Irene A (Marcus) Zeiner Died May 09, … More Information |
Irene A (Marcus) Zeiner, age 90 of New York, joined the Lord May 9, 2000. Obituary published: May 10, 2000 in "Rochester D C" |
▰ Francis G "Frank" Zeiner Died August 24, … More Information |
Francis G "Frank" Zeiner, of New York, entered the Kingdom of Heaven August 24, 2003. Francis was 69. Obituary published: August 25, 2003 in "Rochester D C" |
▰ Francis G "Frank" Zeiner Died August 25, … More Information |
Francis G "Frank" Zeiner died unexpectedly on August 25, 2003 at the age of 69 in New York. Obituary published: August 26, 2003 in "Rochester D C" |
▰ Matthew James Zeilman Died March 13, … More Information |
Matthew James Zeilman, age 3 of Attica, New York, entered the Kingdom of Heaven March 13, 2007. Obituary published: March 14, 2007 in "Rochester D C" |
▰ Harry L Zeilman Died December 03, … More Information |
Harry L Zeilman, age 92 of Rhinebeck, New York, left us to live with the Father in his new eternal home December 3, 2001. Obituary published: December 04, 2001 in "Daily Freeman" |
▰ Emma Martello Zeilic Died January 20, … More Information | Emma Martello Zeilic, born September 13, 1916 died on January 20, 2016 in Ithaca, New York. Emma was 99. |
▰ Gottleib Zeilbier Died December 26, … More Information |
Gottleib Zeilbier went into the presence of the Lord on December 26, 1897 in Wayland, New York. Obituary published: December 27, 1897 in "Tonawanda News" |
▰ Virginia Zeiher Died November 16, … More Information | Virginia Zeiher left this earth on November 16, 2014 to meet with Jesus, her Lord and Savior in Astoria, New York. |
▰ Willie James Zeigler Died November 23, … More Information |
Willie James Zeigler went into the presence of the Lord on November 23, 2000 in New York. Obituary published: November 24, 2000 in "Rochester D C" |
▰ Willie James Zeigler Died November 22, … More Information |
Willie James Zeigler passed away November 22, 2000 in New York. Obituary published: November 23, 2000 in "Rochester D C" |
▰ William Jr Zeigler Died September 11, … More Information |
William Jr Zeigler passed away September 11, 1997 in Buffalo, New York. Obituary published: September 12, 1997 in "Buffalo News" |
▰ Verna Zeigler Died August 04, … More Information | Verna Zeigler, born January 9, 1936 died August 4, 2016 in Yonkers, New York. Verna was 80. |
▰ Verna Zeigler Died August 04, … More Information | Verna Zeigler, born January 9, 1936 passed from this life on August 4, 2016 in Yonkers, New York. Verna was 80. |
▰ Valentine Zeigler Died January 31, … More Information |
Valentine Zeigler, of Tonawanda, New York, entered into eternal rest January 31, 1910. Valentine was 23. Obituary published: February 01, 1910 in "Tonawanda News" |
▰ Valentine Zeigler Died January 30, … More Information |
Valentine Zeigler, of Tonawanda, New York, peacefully entered eternal life with our Lord January 30, 1910. Valentine was 23. Obituary published: January 31, 1910 in "Tonawanda News" |
▰ Urban Zeigler Died April 11, … More Information |
Urban Zeigler, a resident of Tonawanda, New York for decades, died April 11, 1912 in Tonawanda, New York at the age of 67. Obituary published: April 12, 1912 in "Tonawanda News" |
▰ Urban Zeigler Died April 09, … More Information |
Urban Zeigler, age 67 of Tonawanda, New York, ascended to heaven into the loving arms of all whom have gone before Urban April 9, 1912. Obituary published: April 10, 1912 in "Tonawanda News" |
▰ Setma C (Farrell) Zeigler Died January 28, … More Information |
On January 28, 1999, Setma C (Farrell) Zeigler, 92 of Sullivan Co, New York passed from this world into the next. Obituary published: January 29, 1999 in "Sullivan C-D" |
▰ Setma C (Farrell) Zeigler Died January 28, … More Information |
Setma C (Farrell) Zeigler, of Liberty, New York, entered the Kingdom of Heaven January 28, 1999. Setma was 92. Obituary published: January 29, 1999 in "Times Herald Rec" |
▰ Rose L Zeigler Died March 11, … More Information |
Rose L Zeigler, born January 12, 1925 passed from this world into the next March 11, 2017 in Amherst, New York. Rose was 92.
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Obituary: Rose was born on 12, 1925 and passed away on , 11, 2017. Rose was a resident of Amherst, New York at the time of passing. Rose was married to Engelbert Zeigler. |
▰ Robert J "Big Bob" Zeigler Died June 13, … More Information |
Robert J "Big Bob" Zeigler, age 68 of Boonville, New York, departed this life Sunday June 13, 1999. Obituary published: June 14, 1999 in "Utica O-D" |
▰ Paul Zeigler Died August 05, … More Information | Paul Zeigler, born April 13, 1929 entered eternal life August 5, 2017 in Horseheads, New York. Paul was 88. |
▰ Nicholas N Zeigler Died May 29, … More Information |
Nicholas N Zeigler, age 86 of New York, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on May 29, 2000. Obituary published: May 30, 2000 in "Times Herald Rec" |
▰ Nicholas Zeigler Died June 01, … More Information |
Nicholas Zeigler, age 86 of New York, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, left hisearthly home and passed through the Veil to his Eternal Home June 1, 2000. Obituary published: June 02, 2000 in "Sullivan C-D" |
▰ Minnie J (Constantino) Zeigler Died January 19, … More Information |
Minnie J (Constantino) Zeigler, age 82 of Ripley, New York, left us to live with the Father in her new eternal home January 19, 1998. Obituary published: January 20, 1998 in "Erie T-N (PA)" |
▰ Marion S (Panek) Zeigler Died February 26, … More Information |
Marion S (Panek) Zeigler went into the presence of the Lord on February 26, 2008 in New York. Obituary published: February 27, 2008 in "Buffalo News" |
▰ Marion S (Panek) Zeigler Died February 25, … More Information |
Marion S (Panek) Zeigler went into the presence of the Lord on February 25, 2008 in New York. Obituary published: February 26, 2008 in "Buffalo News" |
▰ Marie (Eck) Zeigler Died March 28, … More Information |
Marie (Eck) Zeigler passed away March 28, 1973 in Tonawanda, New York. Obituary published: March 29, 1973 in "Tonawanda News" |
▰ Kathleen T (Saviano) Zeigler Died April 09, … More Information |
Kathleen T (Saviano) Zeigler, age 49 of New York, born in Danbury, Connecticut, ascended to heaven into the loving arms of all whom have gone before she April 9, 2002. Obituary published: April 10, 2002 in "News-Times (CT)" |
▰ Julia Zeigler Died January 18, … More Information | Julia Zeigler left this earth on January 18, 2015 to meet with Jesus, her Lord and Savior in North Tonawanda, New York. |
▰ Inez Zeigler Died January 01, … More Information | |
▰ Ileen Zeigler Died January 27, … More Information |
Ileen Zeigler, age 84 of Elmira, New York, entered into eternal rest January 27, 2007. Obituary published: January 28, 2007 in "Elmira S G" |
▰ Ileen Zeigler Died January 29, … More Information |
Ileen Zeigler died unexpectedly on January 29, 2007 at the age of 84 in Elmirs, New York. Obituary published: January 30, 2007 in "Elmira S G" |
▰ Hilda (Oak) Zeigler Died May 06, … More Information |
Hilda (Oak) Zeigler, of New York, went to be with her Lord and Savior May 6, 2003. Hilda was 82. Obituary published: May 07, 2003 in "Post-Journal" |
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