Marianne Strengell
Marianne Strengell | |
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Modern Textile Designer | |
Spouses |
Olav Hammarström (m. 1949) |
Children | 2, Sandra and Chris |
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Marianne Strengell (a.k.a. Marianne Hammarström,
Early life
Strengell was born in
Career
In 1931 Strengell was invited by family friend
While teaching at Cranbrook, Strengell held a number of outside consulting positions, and worked on
In 1951, Strengell was sent by the International Cooperation Administration to Japan and the Philippines as a weaving and textile adviser to help establish cottage industries. Simultaneously she acted as a consultant there on weaving and textile production, for the U.N. Technical Assistance Administration. With her husband she developed a new loom to accommodate wider widths of fabric, and she incorporated native fibers, such as coconut and grass, into the textiles.[8] Her efforts helped raise the standard of living in both countries. Strengell and Hammarström traveled the world, working, lecturing, and studying developments in architecture, arts and crafts, and the use of indigenous materials.[5][9]
Strengell had more than 70 solo exhibitions throughout the United States and the world. In 1983 she began donating her textiles to museums, including the American Museum of Arts and Crafts, the
Example of her design work are in the Art Institute of Chicago,[11] the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[12] the Minneapolis Institute of Art,[13] the Museum of Modern Art,[14] the Victoria and Albert Museum,[15] and the Yale University Art Gallery.[16]
In 1985 Strengell was named as a fellow of the American Craft Council.[17]
Personal life
She was first married to Cranbrook artist, Charles Yerkes Dusenbury, and had two children, Sandra, and Chris. She later married Olav Hammarström, and she died of throat cancer at their home in Wellfleet, Massachusetts on May 8, 1998.[2][18]
Exhibitions
- Finland 100: The Cranbrook Collection - March 21, 2017 - January 14, 2018 Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan[19]
References
- ^
- ^ "Marianne Strengell". American Craft Council. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "Marianne Strengell". Knoll. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Marianne Strengell Papers". Cranbrook Archives. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ "Marianne Strengell - Throw Blanket | Cranbrook Art Museum". Cranbrook Art Museum. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ "Tisza Vera and Laszlo House". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- S2CID 193508728.
- ^ Fiely, Megan Elisabeth (2006). 'Within a framework of limitations' Marianne Strengell's work as an educator, weaver and designer (MA thesis). Bowling Green State University.
- ^ "Marianne Strengell". American Craft Council. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ^ "Marianne Strengell". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1909. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Marianne Strengell | "Manila" Textile". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Automobile Fabric". Minneapolis Institute of Art. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Marianne Strengell". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Furnishing fabric". Victoria and Albert Museum. 1900–1939. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Length of Fabric, "Taj Mahal" Pattern". Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "College of Fellows". American Craft Council. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ISBN 978-0810984806.
- ^ "Finland 100: The Cranbrook Connection | Cranbrook Art Museum". Cranbrook Art Museum. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
External links
- Marianne Strengell (1909 – 1998) Finnish Textile Designer encyclopedia.design
- Marianne Strengell in the Knoll Designer Bios series
- Education and Industry, Cooper-Hewitt Object of the Day (June 27, 2016)
- A Fabric with a Touch of Tomorrow, Cooper-Hewitt Object of the Day (September 4, 2012)
- Shooting Stars Curtain, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Collection of works by Marianne Strengell, Minneapolis Institute of Art