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| Rosalie Roos Wiener | |
|---|---|
| Rosalie Roos | |
 Self-portrait of Rosalie Roos Wiener (ca. 1938) | |
| Born | (1899-08-17)August 17, 1899 Opelousas, Louisiana |
| Died | December 1982 (aged 83) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Newcomb College |
| Known for | Metalwork Jewelry |
| Spouse | A.L. Wiener |
Rosalie Roos Wiener (1899–1982) was an art student and an artist at Newcomb College from 1923 until the late 1930s. She specialized in metalwork and jewelry making, working with silver, copper, brass, tin, and gold.
Early life, education, and career
Wiener studied art at Newcomb College in New Orleans, primarily known for its arts education program and the Newcomb Pottery enterprise.
As an art student at Newcomb, Wiener studied drawing, painting and design. She was one of a select few students who continued to become "craftsmen" with Newcomb, producing items for sale and earning a commission on their work. Although the Newcomb enterprise is best known for pottery, Wiener primarily produced metalwork, becoming a master silverworker. She also produced decorative metalwork and jewelry using copper, brass, tin and gold.
Legacy
Roos married Col. Abraham Lehman "Lee" Wiener, who worked for Schenley Distillery in New Orleans. They lived together in Uptown New Orleans until his death in 1946. Rosalie Wiener then lived with her daughter, Corinne Wiener, in New Orleans, until her death in 1983.
Many of her silver pieces and numerous other Newcomb-related art pieces created by Wiener were revealed following her daughter's death and were purchased at auction by the Newcomb Art Gallery.
References
External links
- Guide to the Rosalie Roos Weiner (sic) Papers, Newcomb Archives and Vorhoff Library, Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University
- Ask Art Artist: Rosalie Roos Wiener
- Bottega Veneta Past Auction Results: Rosalie Roos Weiner (sic)
- Self Portrait of Rosalie Roos Wiener
- 1899 births
- 1982 deaths
- 20th-century American artists
- Artists from New Orleans
- 20th-century American jewellers
- American people of French-Jewish descent
- American people of German-Jewish descent
- American silversmiths
- Jewish American artists
- People from Opelousas, Louisiana
- Women metalsmiths
- 20th-century American women artists
- 20th-century American Jews
- American women jewellers