Trude Guermonprez

Trude Guermonprez
Photo from 1938, by Paul Guermonprez
Born
Gertrud Emilie Jalowetz

(1910-11-09)9 November 1910
Danzig, German Empire (now Gdańsk, Poland)
Died8 May 1976(1976-05-08) (aged 65)
San Francisco, California, US
Other namesGertrud Emilie Jalowetz Guermonprez Elsesser
EducationBurg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design
Known forWeaving
Spouse(s)Paul Guermonprez (m. 1939–1944; death)
John Elsesser (m. 1951–1976; death)
Parents
RelativesLisa Jalowetz Aronson (sister),
Boris Aronson (brother in law) Marc Henry Aronson (nephew)
Main building ‘Het Paapje’ with an extension for screen printing

Trude Guermonprez (born Gertrud Emilie Jalowetz; 1910 –1976),[1] was a German-born American textile artist, designer and educator, known for her tapestry landscapes.[2] Her Bauhaus-influenced disciplined abstraction for hand woven textiles greatly contributed to the American craft and fiber art movements of the 1950s, 60s and even into the 70s, particularly during her tenure at the California College of Arts and Crafts.[3]

  1. ^ "Obituary, Trude Guermonprez". The New York Times. 11 May 1976. p. 36. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ^ Hall, Julie (1977). Tradition and Change: the New American Craftsman. New York: E.P. Dutton. p. 69. ISBN 0525221956.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CH was invoked but never defined (see the help page).