Background
She was born Florence Maria Marx, in London, the daughter of Erich and Erna Marx.
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Florence Temko
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She studied at Wycombe Abbey, Saint George’s Business College and the London School of Economics, but her education was interrupted by World World War World War II She also studied at the New School for Social Research in New New York
Career
With fifty-five books to her cr on paper arts and folk crafts, she was a strong influence on interested beginners in the art of paperfolding. Some of them later developed complex origami designs previously unimaginable and applied their expertise into advanced innovations in the fields of art and science. Her credits include audience participating lectures and workshops at the Metropolitan Museum of Artist
She made two films for The National Film Board of Canada and Bachelor of Fine Arts Educational Films.
Her involvement as a consultant to the Mingei International Museum in San Diego, California, resulted in the mounting of the “Masterworks of Origami” exhibition there in 2003. Other museums in the United States and other countries subsequently recognized origami as an art form and set up their own exhibitions.
Her books continue to circulate well, especially in libraries, because readers find they can follow the clear step-by-step directions easily and there are various levels of complexity presented in each book Among the many original origami designs created by her are some of the most popular: Rooster, Penguin, Star Bowl, Squawker Action Toy, Mortar Board Graduation Hat, Thanksgiving Turkey, and the Zig-Zag Sculpture.
She died on November 12, 2009 at her home in Louisiana Jolla, California.
