Wellesz, Emmy, 1889-1987
Person
Biography
Emmy [Emilie] Franziska Stross Wellesz (1889-1987) was born to Ludwig Stross (1852-1913) and his wife Vilma Propper Stross (1861-). She attended Eugenie Schwarzwald's private girls' school and studied art history at the University of Vienna. She married Egon Wellesz (1885-1974), a composer and musicologist in 1908. They had two daughters, Magda (1909-2006) and Elisabeth (1912-1995). She is buried with her husband in the Vienna Central Cemetery, Austria.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letter from Emmy and Egon Wellesz to Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, December 24, 1956 Digital
FOUND IN:
Dumbarton Oaks
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Collection:
Dumbarton Oaks Garden Archives
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Series:
Correspondence
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Sub-Series:
Mildred Bliss Office Files, A-Havey
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Sub-Group:
Dumbarton Oaks, Garden, Appreciation Letters
File — Box E, Folder: 4, item: 118Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, E4:Wellesz 1956.12.24
Scope and Contents:
Handwritten letter from Emmy Wellesz to Mildred Bliss thanks both her and Robert Woods Bliss for a beautiful and thoughtful present and for the charming words by which it was accompanied. She takes the opportunity of telling them how much they both love being at Dumbarton Oaks and with what gratitude they are always thinking of the founders of that unique place. She wishes she could adequately express their joy in the gardens, and how much they are aware of the creative spirit to which its...