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词条 Zelina Brunschwig
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. References

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Zelina Comegys Brunschwig (died September 1981) was an interior and fabric designer.

Early life

Zelina Comegys Brunschwig was born in Rock Island, Illinois. She taught kindergarten to support her mother and sisters for 14 years before attending Parsons School of Design to study interior design. After her graduation, she began work at McMillen Inc. in 1929. She married Captain Roger E. Brunschwig and joined his textile firm, Brusnschwig & Fils Inc., as a stylist in 1941.[1][2]

Career

Brunschwig & Fils was established in 1891 by Achille Brunschwig as a tapestry-weaving mill in Aubusson and Bohain, France.[3] During World War II, her husband joined the Free French forces and Brunschwig took the lead of the company as the director of design and later as vice president. Determined to have the company’s collection survive, she worked with American mills to substitute parachute cloth for silk and unbleached muslin for linen to weave and print designs without French imports. Under Brunschwig’s leadership, the company expanded to offer wallcoverings and trimmings after the war.[1][2]

In 1946, Brunschwig worked with the Museum of Modern Art to create the first printed textiles competition and exhibition. The winner of the competition would see their designs in 19 stores nationwide and win $1,000, furnished by Brunschwig. It generated huge interest and 2,443 designs were submitted. The first prize winner was Yvonne Delattre.[4][5]

In 1951, she was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French Government for her contributions to the people of France during and after the war.[1]

Throughout her work, she emphasized the importance of history in working with period toiles, damasks and brocades in modern home décor.[1]

She died in September 1981.[1]

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/12/obituaries/zelina-comegys-brunschwig-chairman-of-fabric-company.html|title=ZELINA COMEGYS BRUNSCHWIG, CHAIRMAN OF FABRIC COMPANY|last=Bird|first=Maryann|date=1981-09-12|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-10-21}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.brunschwig.com/about.htm|title=About Us - Brunschwig.com|website=www.brunschwig.com|access-date=2016-10-21}}
3. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nrgfYb22JM
4. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WTvfzdpTyuUC&pg=PT145&lpg=PT145&dq=Zelina+Brunschwig&source=bl&ots=Rp5PeobYfj&sig=p5cJh9OnfBCYgSRCxL89lQhzdlI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjC8PHCsuzPAhXp6oMKHf4qDoU4ChDoAQgsMAY#v=onepage&q=Zelina%20Brunschwig&f=false|title=Modern Women: Women Artists at The Museum of Modern Art|publisher=The Museum of Modern Art|isbn=9780870706608|language=en}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.moma.org/momaorg/shared/pdfs/docs/press_archives/1196/releases/MOMA_1946-1948_0070_1947-03-07_47307-9.pdf?2010|title=Museum of Modern Art Exhibits Fabrics made from Prize-Winning Designs|last=|first=|date=March 7, 1947|work=|access-date=2016-10-21|via=}}
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