Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky [in IAWA Small Collections]
Scope and Content
The Reproductions series consists of the matted reproductions made of items deemed too fragile or valuable to be on display for the exhibit. All of the original materials exist within Special Collections and their locations have been recorded. Please see staff for assistance.
Dates
- 2010
Creator
- From the Collection: Dunay, Donna (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Margarete Schutte-Lihotzky, Austria, 1897-2000, was Austria's first female architect and an activist in the German Resistance movement during the Nazi regime. She was also the first woman to study architecture at the High School for the Applied Arts in Vienna and worked under Oskar Strnad, a Viennese architect, sculptor, and theatre designer who was an early champion of working-class housing. Remembered most for designing the Frankfurt Kitchen, Schutte-Lihotzky redefined how this space in the home could be a model of efficiency and Modern design.
Extent
From the Collection: 4.3 Cubic Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu