Marie Zimmermann
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Marie Zimmermann was an American
designer and maker of jewelry and metalwork.
Zimmmermann designed metalwork in a wide range of media (gold, silver, bronze, copper and iron) and jewelry, as well as some furniture. Much of her eclectic work was inspired by diverse historical precedents, including ancient Egyptian, Classical and Chinese forms. She experimented freely with materials, surface, color and applied ornament.
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designer and maker of jewelry and metalwork.
Life and Career
The daughter of prosperous Swiss immigrants, Marie Zimmermann was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She was educated at the Packer Collegiate Institute, Art Students’ League and Pratt Institute. She lived and ran her studio at the National Arts Club in New York from about 1910 to 1937.Zimmmermann designed metalwork in a wide range of media (gold, silver, bronze, copper and iron) and jewelry, as well as some furniture. Much of her eclectic work was inspired by diverse historical precedents, including ancient Egyptian, Classical and Chinese forms. She experimented freely with materials, surface, color and applied ornament.