Subtitle:
Henry Koerner's transformatve years as a poster artist in WW II
Activity Type:
Lecture
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Presenter:
Dr. Florian Traussnig
Date:
Sunday, September 18, 2022 - 15:00 to 16:30
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Streaming Link:
Henry Koerner's transformative years as a poster artist in WWII. Join Dr. Florian Traussnig for an illuminating lecture on the Vienna-born, Jewish refugee Heinrich Sieghart Korner, later Henry Koerner, who created some of the most iconic posters for the US Office of War Information and later became known as a Pittsburgh-based "master of magical realism." Learn how the artist fused the kulturellen Rucksackhe brought from Austria to American art and culture.
REGISTER:
https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctduqoqj0rGtbDhe99CTdiCnu0I65-jkRm
Sponsors:
Austrian Nationality Room Committee
European Studies Center
The OrJames Lab
University of Graz, Austria
UCIS Unit:
European Studies Center
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
Is Event Already in University Calendar?:
Yes
University Calendar ID:
https://calendar.pitt.edu/event/us_wartime_propaganda_and_yet_something_deeply_viennese#.YvO9jRzMLcs