Johanna Kampmann-Freund Explained

Johanna Kampmann-Freund
Birth Name:	Johanna Freund
Birth Date:	25 March 1888
Birth Place:	Vienna, Austria
Death Place:	Vienna, Austria
Nationality:	Austrian
Education:	Vienna Women's Academy
Field:	Painting

Johanna Kampmann-Freund (1888-1940) was an Austrian painter and in 1927 was the first woman to win the Austrian State Prize.

Biography

Kampmann-Freund née Freund was born on 25 March 1888 in Vienna, Austria.^[1] She studied at the Vienna Women's Academy. She was married to K. Kampmann from 1916 until his death in 1923.^[2]

In 1927 Kampmann-Freund was the first woman to win the Austrian State Prize, which was for her painting Hagar.^{[3] [2]} She was a member of the Austrian Association of Women Artists (VBKÖ) and the Hagenbund.^[3]

Kampmann-Freund died on 1 July 1940 in Vienna.^[1] Her work is included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.^[4]

Legacy

Her work was included in the 2019 exhibition City Of Women: Female artists in Vienna from 1900 to 1938 at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Johanna Kampmann-Freund . Sammlung Online . Österreichische Galerie Belvedere . 13 July 2020.
2. Web site: Kampmann (-Freund), Johanna; geb. Freund . Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation . 13 July 2020 . de . 2003.
3. Book: Johnson . Julie M. . The Memory Factory: The Forgotten Women Artists of Vienna 1900 . 2012 . Purdue University Press . 978-1-55753-613-6 . 382–383 . en.
4. Web site: Alt-Wiener Musikerhäuser . Metropolitan Museum of Art . 13 July 2020.
5. Web site: City of Women . Belvedere Museum Vienna . 2 July 2020.