Michael Powolny

Michael Powolny
Majolica gablestone in Vienna
Born	September 18, 1871 Judenburg
Died	January 4, 1954 Vienna
Nationality	Austria

Michael Powolny (September 18, 1871 – January 4, 1954) was an Austrian sculptor, ceramist, designer, and teacher.

Powolny was born in Judenburg. He was trained at Tonindustrie in Znaim, and from 1894 to 1901 in the Wiener Kunstgewerbeschule. In 1906 along with Bertold Löffler he founded the Wiener Keramik workshop, that became part of the Wiener Werkstätte a year later.

Powolny died in Vienna. He is known for various individual sculptures and municipal monuments such as fountains and war memorials, but also for designs for household objects.

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Michael Powolny in the RKD

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Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 5730411 LCCN: n91050461 ISNI: 0000 0000 6674 7204 GND: 118942131 ULAN: 500107071 RKD: 355466

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