Background
Bretzfelder, Deborah May was born on September 21, 1932 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Rose (Smulyan) Hirsh.
Photographer museum exhibit designer
Bretzfelder, Deborah May was born on September 21, 1932 in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Joseph and Rose (Smulyan) Hirsh.
Student, Syracuse University, New York, 1953.
Textile colorist, designer, Cohn-Hall-Marx, New York City, 1954-1955;
fashion coordinator, Hecht's Department Store, Washington, 1956;
free lance artist, Washington, 1956-1958;
exhibits technician, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1958-1959;
supervisor exhibits production, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1959-1963;
exhibits specialist National Museum American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1963-1975;
visual information specialist, project management officer, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1975-1983;
acting chief of design, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1983;
chief of design, Smithsonian Institution, 1983-1987;
associate assistant director exhibits public spaces, Smithsonian Institution, 1987-1988;
retired, Smithsonian Institution, 1988. Consultant various firms, organizations, music personnel, instructor music programs. Free-lance photographer and exhibit designer D & R Bretzfelder.
Projectdir.; independent consultant Museum Superior vena cava syndrome International, Washington.
Member violin section George Washington University Orchestra. Member American Association Museum, National Society History Preservation, International Committee on Museum, Tau Sigma Delta.
Married Robert Bretzfelder, December 24, 1955. Children: Karl, Marc.