Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 12:41:28 -0500
From: Steve Abrams <sapuppets-AT-bigfoot.com>
Subject: Re: PUPT: puppet appreciation


RE: Sophie Arp
I've seen several spellings for Ms Arp (actually Mrs Arp - her husband was
the more famous (of course more famous because he is male-sculptor, Hans
Arp).
I was very interested in her puppets and I looked up her dates under the
spelling
Sophie Taeuber Arp 1889-1943 Swiss. Even today it is more difficult to track
down information on artists of the female gender. I know she worked with the
Swiss Marionette Theatre in Zurich founded around 1918. The World of Puppets
by Rene Simmen has some great pics of puppets from this theatre.
Question for scholars lurking out there.
Fred Schneckenburger worked in Zurich (is'nt that a great name?)
One source gives his birthdate as 1902 and another gives it as 1922.
Obvioulsy one is a typeographical error, I would like to know which one is
correct?
Steve Abrams

A&B Periale wrote:

> Aja, Thanks-- a very useful list for us all, I'm sure. I would add to
> the list of artists Elizabeth King. I reviewed her book ATTENTION'S LOOP
> in the latest edition of PI and she is a great thinker. She is a
> scultpor, and uses a jointed figure (which she calls "pupil") in
> installation and mixed media stuff. And much more besides. I'm
> oversimplifying, but I highly recommend the book (available, I think
> through amazon.com).
>
> Also, I believe Sophie's last name is spelled Tauber-Arp with an
> umlauted "u", or Taueber-Arp, in case anyone is having trouble searching
> the name. That's from memory, so please let me know if I'm laboring
> under an orthographic delusion.
>
> Yers, Andrew
>
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