Hilla von Rebay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hilla von Rebay

American artist of German descent

Date of Birth: 31-May-1890

Place of Birth: Strasbourg, France

Date of Death: 27-Sep-1967

Profession: artist, painter, art collector, museum director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Hildegard Anna Augusta Elisabeth Freiin[1] Rebay von Ehrenwiesen, known as Baroness Hilla von Rebay or simply Hilla Rebay (31 May 1890 – 27 September 1967), was an abstract artist in the early 20th century and co-founder and first director of the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum.
She was a key figure in advising Solomon R.
Guggenheim to collect non-objective art, a collection that would later form the basis of the Solomon R.
Guggenheim Museum collection.
She was also influential in selecting Frank Lloyd Wright to design the current Guggenheim museum, which is now known as a modernist icon in New York City.



Alternative names	László Weisz
Description	Hungarian-American painter and photographer
Date of birth/death	20 July 1895	24 November 1946
Location of birth/death	Bácsborsód	Chicago
Work period	from 1918 until 1946 date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1918-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1946-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Authority control	: Q160448 VIAF: 22203431 ISNI: 0000 0001 2277 3694 ULAN: 500004274 LCCN: n79133790 NLA: 35357665 WorldCat