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.[1]

Felice Rix-Ueno
Zigzag Braid by Felice Rix-Uno, 1922. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Born1893
Vienna
Died1967 (aged 73–74)
NationalityAustrian
EducationUniversity of Applied Arts Vienna
OccupationTextile, wallpaper, and craft designer
Known forInfluential figure in the Japanese modern art scene

Early life and education

Felice Rix was born in Vienna.[1] She studied at University of Applied Arts Vienna and Josef Hoffmann was her teacher.[1][2]

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.[1][2] They moved to Japan. She would teach at the Kyoto City University of Arts after World War II.[1]

Legacy

Her work is in held in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.[2][3][4][5][6] The National Museum of Modern Art describes her work as "demonstrating the fusion of sensibilities of Vienna and Kyoto."[2]

References
  1. "Felice Rix-Ueno". Textile Designers. Beloved Linens. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. "The Isaburo & Felice "Lizzi" Ueno-Rix Collection From Vienna to Kyoto/From Architecture to Crafts". Exhibitions. National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  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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