!!!Urban, Joseph

Urban, Joseph, b. Vienna, May 25, 1872, d. New York (USA), 
July 10, 1933, architect, interior designer, illustrator. 1906-1908 
president of the  Hagenbund (artists´ association), from 1911 
worked in the USA (film decor, set and costume design), 1922 director 
of the New York branch of the Vienna artists´ workshop  Wiener 
Werkstaette. During his time in Vienna he designed with H.  Lefler 
e.g. the restaurant in the Vienna Town Hall (Rathauskeller). Numerous 
book illustrations.

!Literature
R. Carter and R. R. Cole, J. U. Architecture, 
Theatre, Opera, Film, 1992; M. Kristan, J. U. Die Wiener 
Jahre des Jugendstilarchitekten und Illustrators 1872-1911, 2000.


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