Ala Story

Ala Story
Born
Emilie Anna Maria Heyszl von Heyszenau

1907 (1907)
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died1972 (aged 64–65)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts Vienna
Occupation(s)Gallerist, curator
PartnerMargaret Mallory
AwardsHonorary Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1968)

Ala Story (born 1907, Vienna, Austria-Hungary; d. 1972, Santa Barbara, California),[1] born Emilie Anna Maria Heyszl von Heyszenau,[2] was a gallerist and curator, as well as the director of the American British Art Center in New York and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1952–57).[1] She was the daughter of an Austrian colonel and cavalry commandant, W. von Heyszenau, and traced her lineage on her mother's side back to a 12th-century minnesanger, Hoffman van der Aue.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Seldis, Henry J. (April 9, 1972). "Ala Story (1907-72): In Memoriam". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ "Ala Story (1907-1972)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  3. ^ "Art Experiment: The British Art Centre Holds its First Exhibition at Stafford Gallery in St. James's Place". The Bystander. 22 November 1939.
  4. ^ "Mrs. Ala Story is dead; a lifetime of service to the arts". Santa Barbara News-Press. 3 April 1972.