Edwin Schlossberg Explained

Birth Name:Edwin Arthur Schlossberg
Birth Date:19 July 1945
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Occupation:Designer, author, artist
Children:Rose, Tatiana, and Jack
Alma Mater:Columbia University (BA, MA, PhD)
Relatives:Kennedy Family (by marriage)
Awards:U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (2012)

Edwin Arthur Schlossberg (born July 19, 1945) is an American designer, author, and artist. He specializes in designing interactive experiences, beginning in 1977 with the first hands-on learning environment in the U.S. for the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Schlossberg continues to work in the field and publishes often on the subject. He is the husband of Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. He has published eleven books, including Einstein and Beckett and Interactive Excellence: Defining and Developing New Standards for the Twenty-first Century. His artwork has been presented in many solo shows and museum exhibits.[1] In 2011, he was appointed to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts by President Barack Obama, serving until 2013.[2] [3] [4]

Early life

Schlossberg was born in New York City to an Orthodox Jewish family.[5] [6] Both his parents—Alfred I. Schlossberg and Mae Hirsch—were children of Ukrainian immigrants. Alfred founded a textile-manufacturing business and was president of the Park East Synagogue on New York's Upper East Side, where Ed studied Hebrew and celebrated his Bar Mitzvah.[7]

Education

Schlossberg attended New York's PS 166 and graduated from the Birch Wathen School and Columbia College of Columbia University in 1967.[8] He was a classmate of New York City Schools Chancellor and United States Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein.[9] He also received his masters and doctoral degrees from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Career

Schlossberg's multi-disciplinary design firm, ESI Design, is based on Fifth Avenue in New York City. It has produced award-winning interactive experiences for institutional and corporate clients.[10] [11] Projects include:

Schlossberg has been singled out as a "leader in interactive design" by Wired magazine.[15]

Schlossberg's plans for a redesign of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland received public attention when ESI was engaged to lead the project in 2007,[16] but the Hall of Fame ultimately chose a different design because of cost considerations.[17]

Personal life

Schlossberg married attorney Caroline Kennedy on July 19, 1986, his 41st birthday.[18] They have three children, all born in New York:

Written works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ronald Feldman Gallery. www.feldmangallery.com. 2017-01-30.
  2. Thomas E. Luebke, ed., Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 2013): Appendix B, p. 554.
  3. Web site: Edwin Schlossberg Appointed to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts Commission of Fine Arts. 2021-07-14. www.cfa.gov.
  4. Web site: Edwin Schlossberg Commission of Fine Arts. 2021-07-14. www.cfa.gov.
  5. News: Alfred I. Schlossberg Textile Manufacturer, 87 . . July 25, 2013 . December 7, 1995 .
  6. News: 0362-4331 . Paid Notice: Deaths SCHLOSSBERG, MAE (HIRSCH) . The New York Times . July 25, 2013 . May 26, 2005 .
  7. Book: C. David Heymann. American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy. December 12, 2012. July 10, 2007. Simon & Schuster. 978-0-7434-9738-1. 266–7.
  8. News: Gross. Michael. 1986-06-30. EDWIN SCHLOSSBERG: MANY-SIDED LIFE IN ART. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-08-20. 0362-4331.
  9. Web site: May 2002. Edwin Schlossberg '67 (left), classmate of honoree Joel I. Klein '67, is joined by his wife, Caroline Kennedy. live. August 19, 2021. Columbia College Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20100625073853/http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/may02/may02_road7.html . June 25, 2010 .
  10. Jeffery Hogrefe, "The family man", New York, April 30, 2001.
  11. Evgenia Peretz, "Interactive Man", Vanity Fair, December 2007.
  12. Doug Most, "Behind the Kennedy Institute Experience with Edwin Schlossberg", The Boston Globe, March 29, 2015.
  13. Brad Wieners, "Making Headlines in 10,000-Point Type", Wired, December 2002.
  14. Rebecca Mead, "Cable Guy", The New Yorker, January 22, 2007.
  15. News: Making Headlines in 10,000-Point Type. Wieners. Brad. WIRED. en-US. 2017-01-30.
  16. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l2xPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ngQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6735%2C959722 "Rock Hall has designs for concert atmosphere"
  17. John Soeder, "$6.9 million redesign reinvigorates the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum", The Plain Dealer, March 11, 2012.
  18. News: Caroline Bouvier Kennedy to wed Edwin Schlossberg . The New York Times . March 2, 1986 . June 21, 2007 .
  19. News: Kennedys 4.0: The Dynasty Endures. Zibart. Eve. June 18, 2012. Boston Common. December 12, 2012.
  20. News: 2nd Girl for Caroline Kennedy. May 9, 1990. Los Angeles Times. December 12, 2012.
  21. News: DEATH OF A FIRST LADY; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dies of Cancer at 64. Mcfadden. Robert D.. May 20, 1994. The New York Times. 1. December 12, 2012.

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