Background
Mrs. Weiss was born in Denver, Colorado, United States, on August 30, 1932.
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Kandinsky in Munich: The Formative Jugendstil Years
(The description for this book, Kandinsky in Munich: The F...)
The description for this book, Kandinsky in Munich: The Formative Jugendstil Years, will be forthcoming.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691039348/?tag=2022091-20
1979
Kandinsky and Old Russia: The Artist as Ethnographer and Shaman
(Vasilii Kandinsky, whom many consider to be the father of...)
Vasilii Kandinsky, whom many consider to be the father of abstract painting, was also a trained ethnographer with an abiding interest in the folklore of Old Russia. In this provocative book, Peg Weiss provides an entirely new interpretation of Kandinsky's art by examining for the first time how this commitment to his ethnic Russian heritage influenced the painter's work throughout his career.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300056478/?tag=2022091-20
1995
Peg Weiss
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She attended Syracuse University, earning her Doctor of Philosophy in 1973.
Career
After her graduation Mrs. Weiss went to work for the Everson Museum of Art. While serving as a guest curator at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City from 1979 till 1980, Mrs. Weiss hosted an exhibition of Kandinsky’s work entitled "Kandinsky in Munich, 1896-1914". She also wrote two books about the artist.
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Kandinsky and Old Russia: The Artist as Ethnographer and Shaman
(Vasilii Kandinsky, whom many consider to be the father of...)
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Kandinsky in Munich: The Formative Jugendstil Years
(The description for this book, Kandinsky in Munich: The F...)
1979
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Kandinsky and Old Russia: The Artist as Ethnographer and Shaman
