Frederick Kiesler
1890–1965
Introduction
Frederick Jacob Kiesler (September 22, 1890 – December 27, 1965) was an Austrian-American architect, theoretician, theater designer, artist and sculptor.
Wikidata identifier
Q113775
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Introduction
Kiesler worked with the architect Adolf Loos (1870-1933) in Vienna in 1920. He joined the Dutch de Stijl group with Van Doesberg, J.P. Oud and Mondrian in Leyden, Netherlands, in 1923. Kiesler emigrated to the United States in 1926; he was naturalized in 1936. Kiesler changed the spelling of his first name, Friedrich, to Frederick when he emigrated to the United States. Kiesler worked in partnership with Harvey Wiley Corbett in New York in 1926-1928. In 1930, he founded the architectural firm The Planners Institute, which was incorporated in 1934. He also worked with Armand Bastos, as Kiesler and Bartos, in New York from 1957 until his death. American architect, theater designer, sculptor; emigrated from Vienna in 1926.
Country of birth
Austria
Roles
Artist, architect, author, designer, furniture designer, lithographer, painter, scenographer, sculptor, writer
ULAN identifier
500031038
Names
Frederick Kiesler, Frederick John Kiesler, Frederich Kiesler, Frederick J. Kiesler, Fredrich John Kiesler, Friedrich Kiesler, Frédéric Kiesler, Fredriḳ Ḳisler
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed May 12, 2025.
