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Ghisha Koenig was born on 8 December, 1921 in London, England, is a British sculptor. Discover Ghisha Koenig's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 8 December, 1921
Birthday 8 December
Birthplace London, England
Date of death 15 October, 1993
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Nationality London, England

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Her husband is Emanuel "Manny" Tuckman

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Ghisha Koenig Net Worth

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1921

Ghisha Koenig (8 December 1921 - 15 October 1993) was a British sculptor whose work focused on the work place, especially factories as a hub of human activity.

Ghisha Koenig was born in London on 8 December 1921, the daughter of Leo Koenig (1898-1970), art critic and writer, and his wife, Fanny Hildebrand (fl. 1900-1940), formerly a Yiddish actress.

1950

In 1950, she married Dr. Emanuel (Manny) Tuckman, and they had one daughter, Sarah.

Public commissions include the Ministry of Work, 1950; Festival of Britain, 1951; St. John the Divine, 1961; Dalton House School, Sevenoaks, Kent 1986.

1955

Between 1955 and 1956 she spent time observing and sketching people at work at an ink factory in Kent.

The resulting sculpture was created in clay and made in cast concrete.

It was called "The Machine Minders" and is at Tate Liverpool.

1966

Her first solo exhibition was at the Grosvenor Gallery in London in 1966.

1968

This exhibition included works created from 1968 to 1986 from three series, The Glassworks, The Tentmakers and The Plate and Coil Shop.

Factories she visited or worked at included J & E Hall, Dartford (APV Products Ltd) which made escalators and salination systems, the Plate and Coil Shop, and the Fettling Shop.

Many of her sculptures are done in bronze or terracotta bas-reliefs.

Her work is in the permanent collection of the Tate Gallery, the Museum of Labour History in Manchester, Middleheim Museum in Belgium, the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield, the City Art Gallery in Stoke-on Trent, Homerton College in Cambridge, and the City Art Gallery in Manchester.

1986

She also had a solo exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery in London in 1986.

1993

She died on 15 October 1993.

Koenig studied at the Hornsey School of Art, the Chelsea School of Art with Henry Moore, and the Slade School of Art.

During World War II she was a member of the Auxiliary Territorial Service.