Gertrude Herzger b. 1901

Also known as Gertrud Herzger, Gertrud Seligmann
  • Designer
According to interviews and an investigation by architect Bruce Eeles, Herzger studied at the Bauhaus, Weimar in 1919-1920. Herzger drawings for Walter Gropius's design for the Adler motorcar are known. In 1939, she became a principal of Furnishing Weavers Ltd, the firm closed in 1949. Her design work in Sydney has not been studied but a portfolio assembled by Eeles has survived.
Tags: designer, textile designer, jewellery design
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  • Ann Stephen, “Gertrude Herzger-Seligmann (1901-1977)” in Bauhaus Diaspora and Beyond, Miegunyah Press, Power Publications, 2019, pp.40-41.

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References [<ExternalResource: Ann Stephen, “Gertrude Herzger-Seligmann (1901-1977)” in Bauhaus Diaspora and Beyond, Miegunyah Press, Power Publications, 2019, pp.40-41.>]