Alma Siedhoff-Buscher

Alma Siedhoff-Buscher was a designer, handicrafter, joiner and photographer (1899–1944). She was born at Kreuztal and died at Buchschlag.

Also recorded as Alma Buscher; Alma Siedhoff.

Alma Siedhoff-Buscher in brief

Born
1899
Died
1944
Known for
designer, handicrafter, joiner and photographer
Place of birth
Kreuztal
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Alma Buscher and Alma Siedhoff. Her recorded language was German.

She married Werner Siedhoff. One child is recorded: Joost Siedhoff.

Recognition and collections

Work by Alma Siedhoff-Buscher is held by Bauhaus Museum, Weimar, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Vitra Design Museum.

Catalogued works

2 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

Wurfpuppen, dated 1924, held by Bauhaus Museum, Weimar. Bauhaus Spiel.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Bauhaus Museum, Weimar: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Ontologia del giocattolo. Il Bauspiel di Alma Siedhoff-Buscher, Aisthesis. Pratiche, linguaggi e saperi dell’estetico, 2020. Ontologia del giocattolo. Il Bauspiel di Alma Siedhoff-Buscher, Aisthesis, 2020.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1899Alma Siedhoff-Buscher born at Kreuztal.
  2. 1924Wurfpuppen (Bauhaus Museum, Weimar).
  3. 1944Alma Siedhoff-Buscher died at Buchschlag.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Ontologia del giocattolo. Il Bauspiel di Alma Siedhoff-Buscher, Aisthesis. Pratiche, linguaggi e saperi dell’estetico, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Alma Siedhoff-Buscher (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Alma Siedhoff-Buscher.

    open access index · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 2169661-5, Ausstellung Bützelspiel und Leiterstuhl. Entwürfe für Kinder von Alma Siedhoff-Buscher am Bauhaus in Weimar (1997 : Velbert).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2649575: Alma Siedhoff-Buscher

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    “Alma Siedhoff-Buscher”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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