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University of Pittsburgh - 4130 Posvar Hall

#HenryKoerner; AustrianRoomCommittee; FlorianTraussnig
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Henry Koerner's transformative years as a poster artist in WWII.  Join Dr. Florian Traussnig for an illuminating lecture on the Vienna-born, Jewish refugee Heinrich Sieghart Korner, later Henry Koerner, who created some of the most iconic posters for the US Office of War Information and later became known as a Pittsburgh-based "master of magical realism."  Learn how the artist fused the kulturellen Rucksackhe brought from Austria to American art and culture.

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https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctduqoqj0rGtbDhe99CTdiCnu0I65-jkRm

Sponsors:

Austrian Nationality Room Committee

European Studies Center

The OrJames Lab

University of Graz, Austria

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