General Info | TEI
| Name | Kiesler, Frederick John |
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| ID | 415 |
| Gender | male |
| Lifespan | 1890-09-22 - 1965-12-27 |
| Professions | architect (Q42973), sculptor (Q1281618) |
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| Uri(s) |
https://id.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/ica/persons/71 https://id.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/ica/persons/1_75 |
| Notes | Kiesler's estate and papers, including his correspondence, architecture and stage designs, plans, and photographs, as well as his private library, film footage, and sound recordings can be accessed in the Frederick and Lillian Kiesler Austrian Private Foundation in Vienna. Kiesler's unpublished writings on the subject of "correalism" (a term inspired by Buckminster Fuller) can be found in the architecture archive of the “Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule” (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich (Lesák in "Ideas Crossing the Atlantic", p. 369) |
Relations
Event
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | — | related >> participated in >> organized | International Theatre Exposition |
| 1924 | — | related >> contributed artistically to | The International Exhibition of New Theatre Techniques |
| — | — | related | First German performance of “W.U.R.” |
| 1925 | — | related >> contributed artistically to | Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes |
| 1960 | — | related >> contributed artistically to | Visionary Architecture |
| 1947 | — | related >> contributed artistically to | Le Surréalisme en 1947 |
| 1961 | — | related >> participated in | Internationaler Theaterbau |
| 1963 | — | related >> participated in | Austrian Bauzentrum |
| 1988 | — | related >> was commemorated by | Frederick Kiesler retrospective |
| 2017 | — | related >> was commemorated by | Frederick Kiesler exhibition |
Institution
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1931 | related >> was member of | De Stijl Group |
| 1934 | 1957 | related >> worked for/at | The Juilliard School of Music |
| 1942 | — | related >> designed | Art of This Century |
| — | — | related >> wrote for >> wrote articles for | Shelter, a Correlating Medium for the Forces of Architecture |
| — | — | related >> wrote for >> wrote articles for | Architectural Forum |
| — | — | related >> studied at | Technical University of Vienna |
| — | — | related >> studied at | Akademie für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (Vienna) |
Person
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Person |
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| — | 1931 | friendship with | Doesburg, Theo |
| 1920-08-19 | — | married to | Kiesler, Stefanie |
| — | — | close friendship with | Freeman, Joseph |
| — | — | correspondence with | Freeman, Joseph |
| — | — | collaborated with | Heap, Jane |
| 1923 | — | collaborated with | Capek, Karel (Karl) |
| 1957 | — | collaborated with | Bartos, Armand |
| 1947 | — | had contacts with | Breton, André |
| 1947 | — | had contacts with | Duchamp, Marcel |
| — | — | had a meeting with | Hollein, Hans |
Place
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Place |
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| 1926-02 | — | related >> emigrated to | New York, NY |
| 1890-09-22 | — | Place of Birth | Czernowitz |
| 1925 | — | related >> lived in | Paris |
Work
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Work |
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| — | — | related >> provided information for | Never Call Retreat |
| 1934 | — | related >> contributed to >> provided the stage design for | Helen Retires |
| 1949 | — | related >> wrote >> author of | Manifeste du Corréalisme |
Label
| Label | Start | End | Label type | ISO Code |
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| Kiesler, Friedrich Jacob | — | — | alternative name >> given name | deu |
