Greta Daniel

Greta Daniel
Born1909 (1909)
Essen, Germany
Died1962 (aged 52–53)
New York, New York
OccupationCurator

Greta Daniel (1909–1962) was an Associate Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Early life and education

Daniel was born in 1905 in Essen, Germany. She graduated from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and worked at the Museum Folkwang, Essen. She arrived in the United States as a refugee.

Career

Daniel joined the Museum of Modern Art in 1943 as Assistant in the Department of Industrial Design, and by 1946 she had been named Assistant Curator. Daniel became the resident expert on industrial design, playing an important role in developing the collection and contributing to numerous exhibitions.

In 1954, she edited the teaching portfolio Useful Objects Today. She also wrote Introduction to Twentieth Century Design from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art.

During the 1950s and early 1960s, she authored articles in the journal Craft Horizons.

Death

Daniel died suddenly in 1962. Sheila Hicks created the artwork Greta no. 55 (1961) in her memory.

Exhibitions

Daniel curated several exhibitions for the Museum of Modern Art including Thonet Furniture (1953), Playground Sculpture (1954), and 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection (1958).

References

  1. 1 2 "Miss Greta Daniel, Curator At Museum of Modern Art". The New York Times. 10 June 1962. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Greta Daniel" in Modern Women / A Partial History". www.moma.org. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  3. ↑ Falino, Jeannine (2011). Crafting modernism: midcentury American art and design: [exhibition Crafting modernism. Midcentury American art and design, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, October 11, 2011 - January 15, 2012; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, February 27 - May 21, 2012]. New York: Abrams. p. 277. ISBN 978-0810984806.
  4. ↑ Lynes, Russell (1973). Good old Modern. New York: Atheneum. p. 322. ISBN 0689105487. OCLC 251355629.
  5. ↑ Edgar Kaufman, Jr. (1946). "The Department of Industrial Design". The Bulletin of the Museum of Modern Art. 14 (1): 2–14. doi:10.2307/4058147. JSTOR 4058147.
  6. ↑ Daniel, Greta (1978). Useful objects today. New York: The Museum of Modern Art. OCLC 918165797.
  7. ↑ Webb, A. O. (July 1962). "Daniel, Greta". Craft Horizons. 22: 9.
  8. ↑ "Greta's Era". Interiors. 121: 51. July 1962.
  9. ↑ "Greta (no. 55)". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Greta Daniel". MoMA Exhibition Spelunker. Retrieved 8 December 2023.