Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitz, 1904 - 1910 - schools, cinema and Bleriot

From: by way of Bruce Reisch <hedbren_at_zahav.net.il>
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:49:39 -0500
To: Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu
Reply-to: Hedwig Brenner <hedbren_at_zahav.net.il> (by way of Bruce Reisch)

[Moderator's note : Please be sure to read BOTH messages below from Hedwig. Moderator Bruce]

Hi Bruce, it is ok, may be someone knows this brother of hers, who
caught her paintings...I had only her bio, but none copy of her works
to put on the CD which is on the end and shows the works of the
artists.Thanks
Hedwig
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Reisch" <bir1_at_nysaes.cornell.edu>
To: "Hedwig Brenner" <hedbren_at_zahav.net.il>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 2:51 AM
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitz, 1904 - 1910 - schools, cinema and Bleriot

>Very interesting Hedwig! I knew someone on the list would know
>about the Mechners. Your response came directly to me; would you
>mind if I shared your email with the rest of the list?
>
>Warmest wishes,
>
>Bruce
>
>>Hi Bruce, I read the interesting story about Dr.Mechner and,about
>>Else Mechner...(I remembered that I had received her short bio
>>from Alfred Kittner , 18 years ago and I found it in my archive)
>>and wrote about her in the 3.volume of my lexicon,,,today, when I
>>read I took the book, in few words I will write you her bio:: Else
>>Mechner (1894-1950)born in Bukowina,went for studies 1905 to
>>Vienna,Sudied at the Akademy of Arts with Prof.
>>Mueller-Hoffmann.than went to Pairs, had 1924 an exhibition in
>>Paris,, had her own studio, good critics in "Echo de Paris",
>>,exhibited shortly before outbreak of war, also in Gallery Zivy,
>>After the german ccupation she went to Bucovine, than to Bucarest,
>>where she died after an illness.. In the 50-ies her younger brother
>>came from USA to Paris, to look for her paintings. The owner of the
>>studio gave him 12 paintings,, hidden by him during the war...
>>I am finishing now the 4.volume, "Jewish Women in Visual Arts"
>>Best regards Hedwig
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Reisch" <bir1_at_nysaes.cornell.edu>
>>To: <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
>>Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:44 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitz, 1904 - 1910 - schools, cinema and Bleriot
>>
>>>At 9:28 -0500 2/3/10, Bruce Reisch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Interesting question, Dana. I typed some search terms into
>>>>Google and found the following account of a flying machine in
>>>>Czernowitz (and an interesting Cz. family history) here:
>>>>http://is.gd/7Cmxh
>>>>
>>>
>>>The above link is more interesting that most would imagine. It goes to:
>>>
>>>http://www.mechnerzieglerfamily.com (a Mechner/Ziegler Czernowitz
>>>family history site.)
>>>
>>>There is an index to the site, and the only parts that are filled
>>>in are the memoirs of Adolph and Francis Mechner. Everything else
>>>is under construction.
>>>
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