Drawing a new life: Lisl Weil (1910–2006) between Vienna and New York
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Austrian-American History |
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| web | https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/austrian-american-history/article/9/1-2/145/399797/Drawing-a-New-Life-Lisl-Weil-1910-2006-between |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.5325/jaustamerhist.9.1-2.0145 |
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| Description | This article introduces the different aspects of the multivalent artist Lisl Weil’s (1910–2006) career in interwar Vienna and postwar New York. Taking Weil’s successful yet forgotten career in Austria as a point of departure, it offers new views on how cultural transfers between Austria and the United States developed at the hands of women artists of a generation that has received notably little research. Too young to experience the celebrated years of “Vienna 1900” firsthand, Weil represents a generation of Austrian artists whose careers were established during Austria’s conservative climate of the 1930s. Moving beyond the narrative of a career cut short by forced emigration, the essay shows that Weil’s multivalent practice in interwar Vienna set her up for a new career in the United States, exemplifying the adaptability of creative work in emigration and the importance of “niche media” in exploring new styles and ideas as a crucial aspect of women’s creative practice. |
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