Trudy JeremiasCollection 1857-2008 bulk 1930-1980

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Trudy JeremiasCollection 1857-2008 bulk 1930-1980

The Trudy JeremiasFamily Collection documents the lives of several family members of Trudy Jeremias,née Epstein. The largest part of the collection documents the life and art of hermother, Anna de Carmel, who left Vienna in 1938 and opened an arts studio in NewYork City. There is also material on her stepfathers Walter Gutman and FelixAugenstein. Felix was an architect who became famous for designing Sigmund Freud'schair. Only two clippings pertain to Trudy Jeremias herself.

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Jeremias, Trudy

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Trudy's mother, Anna Friedlaender, was born in 1902. She married Felix Epstein, with whom she had two children: Peter (1923) and Trude (1925). They lived in Vienna until the Anschluss . In January 1939 the family arrived in New York. Walking on a beach in California, Anna Epstein had the idea of using natural objects for art. She began to design lampshades out of seaweed. One of her first customer happened to be Eleanor Roosevelt. She was successful in New York City with...

Augenfeld, Felix, 1893-1984

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Felix Augenfeld was an architect and interior designer, working in London, Vienna, and New York. Major projects include the Buttinger residence and research library on East 87th Street in New York City. From the description of Felix Augenfeld architectural records and papers, 1910-1972. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 312369254 ...