Fashion Design: AAS Exhibition Themes

KLIMT, SCHIELE, & THE VIENNA SECESSION

FALL 2015

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The most important of the Secession movements started in the 1890s, the Vienna Secession  was founded by young Austrian artists in 1897 to oppose the  exclusion of foreign artists from the Viennese Academy's exhibits. The group was led by its first President, Gustav Klimt.  Members included Josef Hoffmann, Kolomon Moser, J. M. Olbrich, Egon Schiele.

For more information, such as characteristics of the movement, other important artists/designers/architects, start your research with the suggestions on this page.

(1897–1905)

Find books and more about Vienna Secession

Also search in StyleCat :

• related terms, such as Wiener Werkstätte, Jugendstil
• artist, architect, and designer names, such as Klimt or Schiele (See list below)
• topics, such as Art, Architecture, Decoration and ornament, Textile fabrics, Posters; search with the term Vienna, such as Art and Vienna or Decoration and ornament and Vienna

The FIT Library has many books on the Vienna Secession, related movements, special topics, and the artists, designers, architects and more from the period.  Here's a short sample list of books found using StyleCat:

You may be looking for other color palettes from the period - not always easy to find.  Ask us for help!

Leftt: Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt (from Artstor)

Middle: detail of dress, Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt (from Artstor)

Right: Inspired by Klimt, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, 8/15/69, p.62 (from Vogue Archive)

Art historians Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker discuss a Klimt masterpiece, Smarthistory presented by Khan Academy.

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