Artwork of Marianne (Marian) Mahler
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-730
- Dates of Creation:1940-1945
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:3 pieces artwork.
Scope and Content
The material is composed of artwork done for Penguin Books in the 1940s: Balloons, British shells, and Fashions.
Administrative / Biographical History
The designer, commercial artist, and book illustrator Marianne Mahler was brought up in Vienna, Austria, where she received her initial art education. In 1930s England she attended Royal Academy Schools. Mahler exhibited in Vienna, New York, Paris and London. She drew forStudioandVoguemagazines. She sometimes signed her work, 'Marian'. One of her designs of a swinging 'mobile', available in three colour ways, was manufactured by David Whitehead Ltd, 1952. In 1952, she had also designed semi-abstract birds, vases, and bowls, printed on rayon. Mahler lived in London.
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Acquisition Information
Accession nos. E91.115-117
Other Finding Aids
Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.
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