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Biografie Gertrud and Otto Natzler
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1908 |
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Gertrud Natzler (born Gertrud Amon): July 7, born in Vienna, Austria
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1908 |
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Otto Natzler: January 31, born in Vienna, Austria
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1927 - 1933 |
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Otto Natzler: Worked as textile designer in the Vienna office of Fritz Schönwälder
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1933 |
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Otto met Gertrud who got him interested in clay
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1934 |
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Otto Natzler: Studied at the ceramic workshop of Franz Iskra for less than a year
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1935 |
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Established own workshop in Vienna, Austria. This was the beginning of their collaborative work.
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1937 |
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Exhibited work in the Austrian Pavilion at the World Exposition in Paris, France
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1938 |
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Married in Vienna on June 7 then immigrated to the United States under Nazi threat and settled in California
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1939 |
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Awarded the silver medal at the Paris Expo
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1939 |
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First Prize, 8th National Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, New York, NY
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1944 |
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Gertrud and Otto became citizens of the United States
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1956 - 1960 |
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Worked as Artists-in-Residence, Brandeis Institute, Santa Susana, CA
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1960 |
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Nominated Life-Fellows International Institute of Arts and Letters, Zurich, Switzerland
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1939 - 1966 |
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They participated in every Ceramic National from 1939 - 1966, except 1950 and 1952.
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1933 - 1971 |
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The husband wife team worked together from 1933 - 1971
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1971 |
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Gertrud Natzler: June 3, died in Los Angeles, CA
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2007 |
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Otto Natzler: April 7, died in Los Angeles, CA
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