Trude Guermonprez
Trude Guermonprez | |
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Photo from 1938, by Paul Guermonprez | |
| Born | Gertrud Emilie Jalowetz 9 November 1910 Danzig, German Empire (now Gdańsk, Poland) |
| Died | 8 May 1976 (aged 65) |
| Other names | Gertrud Emilie Jalowetz Guermonprez Elsesser |
| Education | Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design |
| Known for | Weaving |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Guermonprez (m. 1939–1944; death) John Elsesser (m. 1951–1976; death) |
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| Relatives | Lisa Jalowetz Aronson (sister), Boris Aronson (brother in law) Marc Henry Aronson (nephew) |
Trude Guermonprez (born Gertrud Emilie Jalowetz; 1910 –1976), was a German-born American textile artist, designer and educator, known for her tapestry landscapes. Her Bauhaus-influenced disciplined abstraction for hand woven textiles greatly contributed to the American craft and fiber art movements of the 1950s, 60s and even into the 70s, particularly during her tenure at the California College of Arts and Crafts.