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'''Edina Altara''' (1898–1983) was an [[Italy|Italian]] illustrator, decorator and fashion designer from [[Sassari]]. In the thirties she was devoted to ceramics, fashion and decoration. A versatile artist, skilled designer, sensitive and imaginative illustrator and fashion designer, after the amicable separation from her husband in 1934, she opened her own studio in [[Milan]] which attracted a sophisticated clientele.


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From 1941 to 1943 she worked with the magazine ''[[Grazia]]''. She illustrated over 30 children's books and magazines.
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'''Edina Altara''' (1898–1983) was an Italian illustrator, decorator and fashion designer from [[Sassari]].

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In the thirties she was devoted to ceramics, fashion and decoration. A versatile artist, skilled designer, sensitive and imaginative illustrator and fashion designer, after the amicable separation from her husband in 1934, she opened her own studio in [[Milan]] which attracted a sophisticated clientele.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edina Altara – Pittrice, illustratrice, creatrice di moda|url=http://www.edinaaltara.it/|access-date=2021-07-02|language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Edina Altara {{!}} enciclopedia delle donne|url=http://www.enciclopediadelledonne.it/biografie/edina-altara/|access-date=2021-07-02|language=it}}</ref>

From 1941 to 1943 she worked with the magazine ''[[Grazia]]''. She illustrated over 30 children's books, including ''Storie di una Bambina et una Bambola'' (1952). Her work was likely included in the 1950-53 exhibition ''Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today'' (from the [[Brooklyn Museum]] and the [[Art Institute of Chicago]]). This work was in a 'Special Interior' designed by architect [[Gio Ponti]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rogers|first=Meyric R.|title=Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today|publisher=The Compagnia Nazionale Artigiana|year=1950|location=Rome|pages=60}}</ref>

Altara and Ponti collaborated on a number of projects. A painted chest of drawers (ca. 1951) was recently sold for £250,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gio Ponti and Edina Altara - Chest of drawers, circa 1951 {{!}} Casa di Fantasia London Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Lot 306|url=https://www.phillips.com/detail/gio-ponti-and-edina-altara/UK050319/306|access-date=2021-07-02|website=Phillips|language=en}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==

* {{cite book|title=Illustres. Vita, morte e miracoli di quaranta personalità sarde|last=Onnis|first=Omar|last2=Mureddu|first2=Manuelle|publisher=Domus de Janas|year=2019|isbn=978-88-97084-90-7|location=Sestu|language=it|oclc=1124656644}}


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Latest revision as of 21:02, 24 February 2024

Edina Altara
Born(1898-07-09)9 July 1898
Sassari, Italy
Died1983 (aged 84–85)
Lanusei, Italy
NationalityItalian
Known forIllustration, Fashion Design
Websiteedinaaltara.it

Edina Altara (1898–1983) was an Italian illustrator, decorator and fashion designer from Sassari.

In the thirties she was devoted to ceramics, fashion and decoration. A versatile artist, skilled designer, sensitive and imaginative illustrator and fashion designer, after the amicable separation from her husband in 1934, she opened her own studio in Milan which attracted a sophisticated clientele.[1][2]

From 1941 to 1943 she worked with the magazine Grazia. She illustrated over 30 children's books, including Storie di una Bambina et una Bambola (1952). Her work was likely included in the 1950-53 exhibition Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today (from the Brooklyn Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago). This work was in a 'Special Interior' designed by architect Gio Ponti.[3]

Altara and Ponti collaborated on a number of projects. A painted chest of drawers (ca. 1951) was recently sold for £250,000.[4]

Bibliography

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  • Onnis, Omar; Mureddu, Manuelle (2019). Illustres. Vita, morte e miracoli di quaranta personalità sarde (in Italian). Sestu: Domus de Janas. ISBN 978-88-97084-90-7. OCLC 1124656644.
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References

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  1. ^ "Edina Altara – Pittrice, illustratrice, creatrice di moda" (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  2. ^ "Edina Altara | enciclopedia delle donne" (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. ^ Rogers, Meyric R. (1950). Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today. Rome: The Compagnia Nazionale Artigiana. p. 60.
  4. ^ "Gio Ponti and Edina Altara - Chest of drawers, circa 1951 | Casa di Fantasia London Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Lot 306". Phillips. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
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