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Edwin Schlossberg

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Edwin Schlossberg
Schlossberg in October 2023
Born
Edwin Arthur Schlossberg

(1945-07-19) July 19, 1945 (age 79)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materColumbia University (BA, MA, PhD)
Occupation(s)Designer, author, artist
Spouse
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(m. 1986)​
Children
RelativesKennedy family (by marriage)
Bouvier family (by marriage)
Websiteedwinschlossbergart.com

Edwin Arthur Schlossberg (born July 19, 1945) is an American designer, author, and artist. A pioneer of interactive museum installations, he is the founder of ESI Design, a firm specializing in interactive environments for discovery learning and communication. An author of eleven books including Einstein and Beckett and Interactive Excellence: Defining and Developing New Standards for the Twenty-first Century, Schlossberg’s artworks have also appeared in solo exhibitions and museum collections in the U.S. and around the world.

Born in New York City, Schlossberg earned a Ph.D. in Science and Literature from Columbia University and has also taught courses in design at Columbia and the School of the Visual Arts. In 2004, he won the National Arts Club Medal of Honor, and in 2011, was appointed by 44th U.S. President Barack Obama to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, serving until 2013.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Schlossberg was born in New York City to an Orthodox Jewish family.[4][5] Both his parents — Alfred I. Schlossberg and Mae Hirsch — were children of Ukrainian immigrants. Alfred was founder and president of his namesake textile-manufacturing company, and was also president of the Park East Synagogue on New York's Upper East Side, where Ed studied Hebrew and celebrated his Bar Mitzvah.[6]

Schlossberg graduated from Manhattan's Birch Wathen School then took his undergraduate and post-graduate degrees at Columbia University eventually earning a Ph.D. in Science and Literature in 1971.[7][8][9][10]

Career

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Singled out as a "leader in interactive design" by Wired magazine,[11] Schlossberg's multi-disciplinary design firm, ESI Design, based on Fifth Avenue in New York City, has produced award-winning interactive experiences for institutional and corporate clients.[7][12][12][13]

His notable projects include: Brooklyn Children's Museum, Terrell Place, Washington, D.C., Barclays Center Media Experience, Brooklyn, NY, Best Buy – Concept Stores, Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate,[14] Ellis Island – American Family Immigration History Center, Playa Vista, Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, Reuters Spectacular at 3 Times Square,[15] Sony Plaza and Sony Wonder Technology Lab, Time Warner Home to the Future installation,[16] World Financial Center Breezeway Media Walls, World Trade Center and World Financial Center Informational Kiosks.[17][18]

Personal life

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Schlossberg with wife Caroline Kennedy in Canberra in April 2023

Schlossberg married Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in a Catholic ceremony at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville, Massachusetts on July 19, 1986, his 41st birthday.[9] They met while both working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[9] They have three children, all born in New York: Rose (b. 1988),[19] Tatiana Celia (b. 1990),[20] and John Bouvier "Jack" (b. 1993).[19][21]

Selected bibliography

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  • Schlossberg, Edwin (1973). Einstein and Beckett; a record of an imaginary discussion with Albert Einstein and Samuel Beckett. New York. ISBN 0825630118.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Schlossberg, Edwin (1977). The philosopher's game: match your wits against the 100 greatest thinkers of all time. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312604629.
  • Fuller, R.B.; Schlossberg, E. (1977). Tetrascroll. Universal Limited Art Editions.
  • Schlossberg, Edwin (1985). The pirated edition of Stevens and Bohr: a record of correspondence between Wallace Stevens and Niels Bohr and journals written during that correspendence. London; Zurich: Princelet Editions. ISBN 0862980143.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Edwin Schlossberg Appointed to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts | Commission of Fine Arts". www.cfa.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Edwin Schlossberg | Commission of Fine Arts". www.cfa.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Alfred I. Schlossberg Textile Manufacturer, 87". The New York Times. December 7, 1995. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths SCHLOSSBERG, MAE (HIRSCH)". The New York Times. May 26, 2005. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  6. ^ C. David Heymann (July 10, 2007). American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy. Simon & Schuster. pp. 266–7. ISBN 978-0-7434-9738-1. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Jeffery Hogrefe, "The family man", New York, April 30, 2001.
  8. ^ Gross, Michael (June 30, 1986). "EDWIN SCHLOSSBERG: MANY-SIDED LIFE IN ART". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Caroline Bouvier Kennedy to wed Edwin Schlossberg". The New York Times. March 2, 1986. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
  10. ^ "Edwin Schlossberg '67 (left), classmate of honoree Joel I. Klein '67, is joined by his wife, Caroline Kennedy". Columbia College Today. May 2002. Archived from the original on June 25, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  11. ^ Wieners, Brad. "Making Headlines in 10,000-Point Type". WIRED. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. ^ a b Evgenia Peretz, "Interactive Man", Vanity Fair, December 2007.
  13. ^ "Rock Hall has designs for concert atmosphere", Associated Press in Toledo Blade, April 20, 2007.
  14. ^ Doug Most, "Behind the Kennedy Institute Experience with Edwin Schlossberg", The Boston Globe, March 29, 2015.
  15. ^ Brad Wieners, "Making Headlines in 10,000-Point Type", Wired, December 2002.
  16. ^ Rebecca Mead, "Cable Guy", The New Yorker, January 22, 2007.
  17. ^ "Ronald Feldman Gallery". www.feldmangallery.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  18. ^ John Soeder, "$6.9 million redesign reinvigorates the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum", The Plain Dealer, March 11, 2012.
  19. ^ a b Zibart, Eve (June 18, 2012). "Kennedys 4.0: The Dynasty Endures". Boston Common. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  20. ^ "2nd Girl for Caroline Kennedy". Los Angeles Times. May 9, 1990. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  21. ^ Mcfadden, Robert D. (May 20, 1994). "DEATH OF A FIRST LADY; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dies of Cancer at 64". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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