Greta Daniel

Greta Daniel (1909–1962) was an Associate Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.^[1][2]

Greta Daniel
Born	1909 (1909) Essen, Germany
Died	1962 (aged 52–53) New York, New York
Occupation	Curator

Early life and education

Daniel was born in 1905 in Essen, Germany.^[3] She graduated from the University of Munich and worked at the Museum Folkwang, Essen. She arrived in the United States as a refugee.^[4]

Career

Daniel joined the Museum of Modern Art in 1943 as Assistant in the Department of Industrial Design, and by 1946 she had been named Assistant Curator.^[5] Daniel became the resident expert on industrial design, playing an important role in developing the collection and contributing to numerous exhibitions.^[2]

In 1954 she edited the teaching portfolio Useful Objects Today.^[6] She also wrote Introduction to Twentieth Century Design from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art.^[1]

During the 1950s and early 1960s, she authored articles in the journal Craft Horizons.^[7]

Death

Daniel died suddenly in 1962.^[8] Sheila Hicks created the artwork Greta no. 55 (1961)^[9] in her memory.

Exhibitions

Daniel currated several exhibitions for the Museum of Modern Art including Thonet Furniture (1953), Playground Sculpture (1954), and 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection (1958).^[10]