Unica Zürn

German writer and painter (1916–1970)

1916 – 1970 ·

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Born: 6 July 1916, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Died: 19 October 1970, 20th arrondissement of Paris
Citizenship: Germany
Worked in: Paris, Kassel, Hanover
Field of work: poetry
Buried at: Père Lachaise Cemetery
artist files at: National Gallery of Art Library
birth name: Nora Berta Unica Ruth Zürn
cause of death: suicide by jumping from height
described by source: Metzler Autorinnen Lexikon (1 ed.), Concise Dictionary of Women Artists, Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature
documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
family name: Zürn
given name: Unica
has works in the collection: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Michael C. Carlos Museum
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: German
manner of death: suicide
medical condition: schizophrenia
participant in: Documenta II
sex or gender: female

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Unica Zürn (6 July 1916 – 19 October 1970) was a German author and artist. Zürn is remembered for her works of anagram poetry and automatic drawing and for her photographic collaborations with Hans Bellmer. An exhibition of Bellmer and Zürn's work took place at the Ubu Gallery in New York City in the spring of 2012.

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