Felice Rix-Ueno
Felice "Lizzie" Rix-Ueno (1893–1967) was an Austrian textile, wallpaper, and craft designer. She lived in Japan, and became an influential figure in the Japanese modern art scene.
Felice Rix-Ueno
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- Name
- Felice Rix-Ueno
- Born
- 1893
- Birthplace
- Vienna
- Died
- 1967
- Education
- University of Applied Arts Vienna
- Known for
- Influential figure in the Japanese modern art scene
- Occupation
- Textile, wallpaper, and craft designer
- Full name
- Felice Rix.
- Nationality
- Austria.
- Teachers
- Rosalia Rothansl.
- Languages
- German.
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Felice "Lizzie" Rix-Ueno (1893–1967) was an Austrian textile, wallpaper, and craft designer. She lived in Japan, and became an influential figure in the Japanese modern art scene.
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Biography
Biography
Felice Rix-Ueno studied at University of Applied Arts Vienna. Training under Rosalia Rothansl is recorded. The recorded working language is German. Residence is recorded at Kyoto. Employment is recorded with Kyoto City University of Arts. Work by Felice Rix-Ueno is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Felice Rix-Ueno • Born — 1893 • Birthplace — Vienna • Died — 1967 • Education — University of Applied Arts Vienna • Known for — Influential figure in the Japanese modern art scene • Occupation — Textile, wallpaper, and craft designer
Early life and education
Early life and education
Felice Rix was born in Vienna. She studied at University of Applied Arts Vienna and Josef Hoffmann was her teacher.
Career
Career
She worked at Wiener Werkstätte. There, she designed wallpaper and textiles. She married Japanese architect Isaburo Ueno in 1925, who worked at Hoffmann's architecture firm. They moved to Japan. She taught at the Kyoto City University of Arts after World War II.
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Life and career
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1893
Felice Rix-Ueno born at Vienna.
1967
Felice Rix-Ueno died at Kyoto.
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Kyoto.
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Vienna.
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Legacy
Her work is in held in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. The National Museum of Modern Art describes her work as "demonstrating the fusion of sensibilities of Vienna and Kyoto."
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q16319: Felice Rix-Ueno
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- “Felice Rix-Ueno”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Felice Rix-Ueno, Mid-Century Modern – Visionary Furniture Design from Vienna, 2021
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- 1.Beloved Linens. Felice Rix-Ueno. Textile Designers.
- 2.National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. The Isaburo & Felice "Lizzi" Ueno-Rix Collection From Vienna to Kyoto/From Architecture to Crafts. Exhibitions.
- 3.Felice Rix-Ueno | People | Collection of Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
- 4.The Metropolitan Museum of Art – ZIGZAG BRAID
- 5.Rix-Ueno, Felice | The Art Institute of Chicago
- 6.Felice Rix-Ueno. Untitled. Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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