With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Erwin Hauer
Architecture/Design, Sculpture
1926 – 2018
Hauer was an early proponent of Modular Constructivism and an associate of sculptor Norman Carlberg (1928-2018). Like Carlberg, he was especially known for his minimalist, repetitive pieces in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Biography/Description of Work
Erwin Hauer was born in Austria and studied at Vienna’s Academy of Applied Arts. He came to the United States in 1955 after receiving a Fulbright scholarship for his patented “Continua,” room dividers and light-diffusing perforated walls he had designed in 1950. Hauer was first at Rhode Island School of Design before being asked by Josef Albers in 1957 to join the faculty at Yale University. He taught at Yale until 1990, becoming upon retirement Professor Emeritus of Sculpture. Afterwards, he worked as an independent sculptor.
- Sources view
- Interior Design. ‘Erwin Hauer: 2008 Hall of Fame Inductee.’ May 31, 2014. Accessed December 9, 2015 http://www.interiordesign.net/articles/8460-erwin-hauer-2008-hall-of-fame-inductee/; CTHP RWA study part 1; Erwin Hauer. ‘History.’ Accessed December 9, 2015 http://erwinhauer.com/eh/about/; https://www.knoll.com/media/153/983/SB_Erwin_Hauer_Studio_Collection.pdf
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