Greta Daniel (1909–1962) was an Associate Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Early life and education

Daniel was born in 1905 in

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, Germany. She graduated from the

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and worked at the Museum Folkwang, Essen. She arrived in the United States as a refugee.

Career

Daniel joined the Museum of Modern Art in 1943 as Assistant in the Department of Industrial Design, and by 1946 she had been named Assistant Curator. Daniel became the resident expert on industrial design, playing an important role in developing the collection and contributing to numerous exhibitions. In 1954 she edited the teaching portfolio ''Useful Objects Today''. She also wrote ''Introduction to Twentieth Century Design from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art''. During the 1950s and early 1960s, she authored articles in the journal ''

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''.

Death

Daniel died suddenly in 1962.

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created the artwork ''Greta no. 55'' (1961) in her memory.

Exhibitions

Daniel currated several exhibitions for the Museum of Modern Art including ''Thonet Furniture'' (1953), ''Playground Sculpture'' (1954), and ''20th Century Design from the Museum Collection'' (1958).

References

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