Luise kaish biography of george
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Luise Clayborn Kaish
“As you know, for me the Universe holds an endless fascination. Beautiful as is this earth, I do not wish to be buried in it at death. The thought that my dust, our dust, could be mingled with the matter of star building, released in space to become part of the creative act, perhaps joined with the Almighty… What a fantastic journey that would be, and where I wish to journey.” – Luise Kaish
Luise came out of Atlanta, New Orleans and Cripple Creek from a long line of techies that included her grandfather who had worked out a way to get coal barges down the Ohio River, and her dad who’d perfected a World War II device that enabled wounded Air Force pilots to eject from their doomed planes.
When Columbia University invited her to chair the Graduate Division of Painting and Sculpture, the office came with a single IBM typewriter which had to be locked away each night, coveted as it was by the Music Department. By the time she retired as Professor Emerita, thi
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Sculptor, painter, collagist, and educator, Luise Kaish was a key figure in the New York art scene of the late 20th century. The strength and breadth of her work, her influential role in education, and the prestigious awards she received in recognition of her practice set her apart as an early hona leader in the arts.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 8, the middle child of Harry and Elsa Meyers, older sister Ruth (b. ), younger brother David (b. ).
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The Meyers family moves to Flushing, Queens. Luise attends grade school at P.S. 32, studies at the Manhattan School of Music, and enrolls in Sunday school at the Flushing Free Synagogue, where broad-minded Rabbi Max Meyer takes his students to visit churches of other denominations. His accepting approach lays the groundwork for her interfaith appreciation and her interest in ecclesiastical art and architecture. At age sixteen she graduates from Bayside High School, where she is art editor of the yearbook an
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Jewish experience in the art of the twentieth century
Jewish experience in the art of the twentieth century
New York, United States
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