Born: 1909, Germany
Died: 2002
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
This entry is reprinted with permission from the National Women’s History Museum (United States of America). It was written by Despina Stratigakos. All rights reserved.
In the 1930s, many designers fled Germany to avoid religious or political persecution, thus also spreading modernism to new shores. Bauhaus-trained architect Hilde Reiss was among the female émigrés who served as ambassadors for the new style in the United States. In 1946, she was hired by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis to serve as the curator of its new Everyday Art Gallery, one of the first museum spaces in the country devoted to modern design.