Emilie Bach (born Neuschloss, Bohemia, July 2, 1840; died Vienna, Austria April 29, 1890) was an artist and journalist. In 1873 she co-founded the Imperial and Royal Vocational School of Art Embroidery [1] with fellow needleworker Therese Mirani in Vienna, Austria, where she also filled the role of director. She also established schools in Graz, Laibach, Prague, Brünn, and Agram. She published several works on the subject of embroidery, including Muster Stilvoller Handarbeiten für Schule und Haus in two volumes (1883), and Neue Muster im Alten Stil (1887), which was later published in English as New Patterns in Old Styles. She contributed to many daily papers, such as the Neue Freie Presse, Heimat, and Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung [2] and delivered many lectures on arts and handicrafts, most of which were published.
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2 July 1840 Neuschloss, Bohemia
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29 April 1890 (aged 49)
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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