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Marianne Mahler (5 January 1908 – 1983), was a British designer, commercial artist, and book illustrator.
Marianne Mahler was born on 5 January 1908 in Wies, Melk, Niederösterreich, the daughter of Jewish parents Josef Wolf Mahler and Ernestine Penizek.
She grew up in Vienna, and trained there at the Kunstgewerbeschule from 1929 to 1932, followed by the Royal State Academy.
In 1937, Mahler emigrated to the UK and created designs as Marian Mahler for textile manufacturers including Allan Walton, Edinburgh Weavers and Donald Brothers, and is best known for her work in furnishing fabrics for David Whitehouse Ltd in the 1950s.
Her work is in the permanent collections of London's Victoria & Albert Museum. and the University of Edinburgh.
References
- "Vienna. Birth Records". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ Mahler, Marian; David Whitehead and Sons (1952), Furnishing fabric, retrieved 11 January 2025
- ^ "Collection: Artwork of Marianne (Marian) Mahler | University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections". archives.collections.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2025.