Kiesler, Stefi, 1897-1963

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Stefi Kiesler was born Stephanie Frischer on July 18, 1897 in Austro-Hungary. She was an artist who specialized in "typo-plastics", artwork that utilized typewritten material and worked under the name "Pietro Saga". She married Austrian architect and theater designer Frederick Kiesler in 1920. They moved to New York City in 1926. In 1927 she began to work for the New York Public Library as a speciality in foreign languages. She died in New York City on September 3, 1963.
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referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Additional papers, 1917-1962 and undated. Houghton Library
referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Papers, 1870-1969 Houghton Library
referencedIn Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Additional papers, 1870-1969. Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick Kiesler papers Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn George Grosz papers, 1893-1981 (inclusive) 1919-1959 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn George Balanchine archive, 1924-1989 (inclusive), 1961-1983 (bulk). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
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correspondedWith Balanchine, George. person
correspondedWith Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962 person
correspondedWith Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962 person
correspondedWith Grosz, George, 1893-1959 person
correspondedWith Grosz, George, 1893-1959 person
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Birth 1897-07-18

Death 1963-09-03

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