Anna Eisenmenger

1898 - 1984  (86 years)

• Name	Anna Eisenmenger
  Nickname	Annie
  Birth	3 Apr 1898	Meran, South Tyrol AT
  Gender	Female
  Death	Jul 1984	Vienna AT
  Notes	Ceramic Artist (Commentary by Lea Nickless, research curator at The Wolfsonian Museum, Miami FL, re: Credo Altar in permanent collection - abt. Dec 2018) CREDO ALTER Viennese sculptor Annie Eisenmenger created this massive ceramic triptych altar for an international exposition of modern Christian art in Padua, Italy in 1931. Depicting the coronation of the Virgin Mary in its central panel and scenes from the life of Christ at either side, the triptych folds neatly for travel, its closed doors spelling "Credo" in bold, interlocking, wrought-iron letters. A brief mention in a 1932 Viennese publication stated that the work had been universally applauded. Annie went on to produce work throughout her life. She collaborated with Konrad Lorenz, the Nobel Prize-winning founder of the study of animal behavior, illustrating his book Man Meets Dog. In 1960, she created a mosaic mural of Saint Francis of Assisi at the Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna. Despite Annie's many accomplishments, there is little known about her; it is almost as though she didn't exist. Even her date of death had never been correctly recorded, leaving a void in her biographical data. Fortunately, after tracking down her great niece, who was able to provide her actual death date, we updated the Zentralfriedhof Vienna's central cemetery where Annie is buried. The fact that Annie had almost disappeared from the historic record underscores the enormous challenges facing women, especially in the early 20th century, as they struggled to navigate within a patriarchal, gender-biased culture. As The Wolfsonian moves forward in growing its collection, we will continue to seek out women artists, so often overlooked and sometimes even forgotten, and bring their stories to light. ANNIE EISENMENGER TIMELINE 1898          Born April 30, 1898, Meran, Southern Tyrol 1920-21     Attended Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Applied Arts)   1924          Studied at General Sculpture School of the "Akademie der Bildenden Künste" under Joseph Müllner 1924-25     Studied at Special School of Sculpture, under Joseph Müllner   1928          Studied at Special School of Sculpture, also under Müllner   1931          Completed Credo Altar, originally titled Glaubensgeheimnisse des Credo   1940          Found in Vienna directory Eisenmenger, Anna, af. Bildhauerin, IV Favoritenstrasse 12 (Bi ldhauerin Sculptor)   1954          Illustrates book Man Meets Dog with brother-in-law Konrad Lorenz   1959          Credo Altar Installed in Notkirche or "emergency church" Zum Gottlichen Erlioser   1960          Completed mosaic mural of St. Francis of Assisi as well as label panels for the Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna   1961          Credo Altar transferred to the Doblinger Pfarrkirche St. Paul in Hofzeile    1971          Credo Altar sold to an art dealer   2004          Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. purchases Credo Altar from dealer in Vienna
  Person ID	I32	Flack Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	Victor Eisenmenger,   b. 29 Jan 1864, Vienna AT d. 11 Dec 1932, Vienna AT (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Anna Hoberg,   b. 1874   d. 1944 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 3 Apr 1898 - Meran, South Tyrol AT Death - Jul 1984 - Vienna AT  = Link to Google Earth
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  Annie Eisenmenger - Ceramic Artist Credo ceramic altar in Wolfsonian Museum Collection, Miami, FL Viennese sculptor Annie Eisenmenger created this massive ceramic triptych altar for an international exposition of modern Christian art in Padua, Italy in 1931. Depicting the coronation of the Virgin Mary in its central panel and scenes from the life of Christ at either side, the triptych folds neatly for travel, its closed doors spelling "Credo" in bold, interlocking, wrought-iron letters. A brief mention in a 1932 Viennese publication stated that the work had been universally applauded. Leo Nickless, research curator