Alis Guggenheim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alis Guggenheim

Swiss painter and sculptor (1896-1958)

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1896

Place of Birth: Lengnau, Aargau, Switzerland

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1958

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Alis Guggenheim

  • Alis Guggenheim (8 March 1896 - 2 September 1958) was a Swiss painter, and sculptor born in Lengnau and died in Zürich.
  • Daughter of Moses Guggenheim and Fanny Guggenheim-Weil.
  • Sister of Hilda, Bona, Martha, Hermann, Jacques and Daniel.
  • Mother of Ruth Guggenheim Heussler (born in Moscow 1920, died in Zürich, 2009).
  • Grandmother of Olivia Heussler (born 1957 in Zürich) and Delia Heussler, (born 1955 in Zürich and died 1987 in Manhattan, New York) In 1916 she opened a fashion house in Zürich, called the Salon des Modes.
  • She met a Russian student and communist named Mischa Berson with whom she travelled to the Soviet Union at the beginning of 1919.
  • There she worked as a seamstress and became a member of the Communist Party.
  • In 1920 she gave birth to her daughter Ruth (Ruth Guggenheim Heussler 1920-2009).Following the failure of her relationship with Berson, Alis returned to Switzerland.
  • She re-opened her salon and joined the Swiss Communist Party.
  • The following well known artists, sculptors and architects; amongst others, could be counted as her acquaintances in Zurich: Richard Paul Lohse, Karl Geiser, Max Bill, Albert Ehrismann and Max Raphael. In 1924 her fashion house became a studio as she began to work as a sculptor.
  • The same year she participated in her first exhibition.
  • In 1942 she moved to Muzzano in the Swiss canton of Ticino.
  • There she cultivated her friendship with authors Lisa Tetzner and Kurt Held.
  • In 1954 Alis Guggenheim received the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities Art Prize.
  • Thereafter she held her first solo exhibition in Zurich, which was a financial success. Her work has been purchased by city, state and federal government.
  • She was best known for her paintings.
  • Alis Guggenheim died in 1958, following a brief illness.
  • Some of her works are on display at the Aargauer Kunsthaus, Switzerland and in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
  • Her inventory can be seen at www.alisguggenheim.com

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