Difference between revisions of "Walter Paepcke"
(content from Wikipedia) |
(edit for relevance) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Walter Paepcke''' (1896–1960) was | + | '''Walter Paepcke''' (1896–1960) was an executive of the [[Chicago]]-based [[Container Corporation of America]], and founder of the [[Aspen Institute]]. |
| − | + | In 1949 Paepcke made Aspen, Colorado the site for a celebration of the 200th birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. [[Albert Schweitzer]], [[Jose Ortega y Gasset]], [[Thornton Wilder]], and [[Artur Rubinstein]] all attended the celebration. The next year, Paepcke created what is now the Aspen Institute. | |
| − | + | Paepcke hired [[Bauhaus]] designer [[Herbert Bayer]] and brought him to Aspen to promote the project through poster design and other design work; Paepcke was also the patron of fellow Bauhaus figure [[László Moholy-Nagy]] by financing the re-birth of the American [[New Bauhaus]] in Chicago in 1939. The New Bauhaus also had links to the [[Armour Institute of Technology]]. | |
| − | |||
| − | Paepcke hired [[Bauhaus]] designer [[Herbert Bayer]] and brought him to Aspen to promote the project through poster design and other design work; Paepcke was also the patron of fellow Bauhaus figure [[László Moholy-Nagy]] by financing the re-birth of the American [[New Bauhaus]] in Chicago in 1939.The New Bauhaus also had links to the [[Armour Institute of Technology]]. | ||
His wife, Elizabeth Paepcke, was the sister of American diplomatic figure [[Paul Nitze]]. Walter and Elizabeth founded the [[Aspen Music Festival and School]] in 1949, and Walter served as the festival's director until 1954 when he appointed baritone [[Mack Harrell]] to take over.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news | url=http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F20811FB345D1A728DDDAE0894DA405B808AF1D3| title=WORLD OF MUSIC: FRIEND LOST; Mack Harrell's Death Will Mean New Faces At Aspen Festival | work=[[The New York Times]]| author= [[Ross Parmenter]]| date= February 7, 1960| accessdate= May 20, 2009}}</ref> | His wife, Elizabeth Paepcke, was the sister of American diplomatic figure [[Paul Nitze]]. Walter and Elizabeth founded the [[Aspen Music Festival and School]] in 1949, and Walter served as the festival's director until 1954 when he appointed baritone [[Mack Harrell]] to take over.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news | url=http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F20811FB345D1A728DDDAE0894DA405B808AF1D3| title=WORLD OF MUSIC: FRIEND LOST; Mack Harrell's Death Will Mean New Faces At Aspen Festival | work=[[The New York Times]]| author= [[Ross Parmenter]]| date= February 7, 1960| accessdate= May 20, 2009}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 21 February 2011
Walter Paepcke (1896–1960) was an executive of the Chicago-based Container Corporation of America, and founder of the Aspen Institute.
In 1949 Paepcke made Aspen, Colorado the site for a celebration of the 200th birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Albert Schweitzer, Jose Ortega y Gasset, Thornton Wilder, and Artur Rubinstein all attended the celebration. The next year, Paepcke created what is now the Aspen Institute.
Paepcke hired Bauhaus designer Herbert Bayer and brought him to Aspen to promote the project through poster design and other design work; Paepcke was also the patron of fellow Bauhaus figure László Moholy-Nagy by financing the re-birth of the American New Bauhaus in Chicago in 1939. The New Bauhaus also had links to the Armour Institute of Technology.
His wife, Elizabeth Paepcke, was the sister of American diplomatic figure Paul Nitze. Walter and Elizabeth founded the Aspen Music Festival and School in 1949, and Walter served as the festival's director until 1954 when he appointed baritone Mack Harrell to take over.[1]
