Margarete Seeler

She published two books on enameling, The Art of Enameling (1969) and Enamel Medium for Fine Art (1997). Seeler was elected as a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 1993.

Margarete Seeler studied at United States Schools for Fine and Applied Arts. Training under Wilhelm Tank and Käthe Kollwitz is recorded. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is cloisonné, enameling and grisaille. Employment is recorded with The Putney School, University of Connecticut and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Work by Margarete Seeler is recorded in the collections of National Galleries Scotland, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Wichita Art Museum and Yale University Art Gallery. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the American Craft Council.

• Name — Margarete Seeler • Born — 1909 • Birthplace — Berlin, German Empire • Died — 1996 • Place of death — Kennebunkport, Maine, U.S. • Education — United State Schools for Free and Applied Arts • Occupation — Artist, designer, educator, author • Known for — Cloisonné, grisaille, plique-à-jour • Spouse — Herbert Zeitner (m. 1938–1942; divorced) • Children — 2 • Awards — American Craft Council (1993) • Illustration — Seeler's "Family Cup", ca. 1974

Margarete Seeler was born in 1909 in the Schöneberg neighborhood of Berlin, German Empire. At age 16, she started to study at the United States Schools for Free and Applied Arts (German: Vereinigte Staatsschulen für freie und angewandte Kunst), primarily painting and drawing. Her professors included Bruno Paul, and Wilhelm Tank. She lived in Italy in 1934, for one year, where she took commissioned portrait work. Seeler was able to save enough to travel around the world for the next two years. She was married from 1938 until 1942 to her former professor, silversmith Herbert Zeitner, and together they had two children. After World War II, Seeler was able to leave East Germany and move to West Germany. In 1958, she moved to the United States, to teach at The Putney School. From 1965 to 1985, she taught at the University of Connecticut. Notable students of Seeler include Mariluisa Barz and Gordon Merrick. Seeler often worked with pewterer Frances Felten, providing the enamel work on the top of her pewter. Seeler's work is included in public museum collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the National Galleries of Scotland, among others.

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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Born on 1 September 1909. The register further records that margarete Seeler died on 7 January 1996. The same evidence establishes that margarete Seeler is recorded with the occupation goldsmith. Recorded with the occupation artist. Institutional cataloguing adds that margarete Seeler is recorded with the occupation portraitist. Recorded with the occupation graphic designer. Institutional cataloguing adds that margarete Seeler is recorded with the occupation author. Institutional cataloguing adds that margarete Seeler is recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded with the gender female. The same evidence establishes that a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at St. Margaret's Westminster, on Friday, January xxx.