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Strauss, Trudy, 1915-October 15, 2022

 Person

Biography

Trudy Strauss, a local Denver artist, was born Gertrude Nachmann on March 25, 1915, in Rastatt, Germany. She is the second of the five daughters born to Karl and Elsa Nachmann. Trudy dropped out of high school in 1933, when Hitler came to power, due to the rise in anti-Semitism. She then enrolled in the Conservatory of Music in Karlsruhe, Germany, where she had a Jewish teacher. In 1935, she left Germany for America. She first traveled to Paris to visit a friend, and from there, she took the ship in Le Havre to New York. A few months after Trudy left for the United States, her sister, Rosie, left for Palestine. Their parents and three other sisters were all eventually able to join Rosie there. All four of Trudy’s sisters permanently settled in Israel. When Trudy arrived in New York, she lived with relatives and worked as a housekeeper. Then, she met her husband, Alfred Strauss, and they moved to Pittsburg. Next, they moved to a kibbutz on a farm, where their first daughter, Miriam, was born. Then, in 1942, they moved to Sharon, Pennsylvania, where their second daughter, Judy, was born. In 1947, they moved to Denver, Colorado. They lived on 44th and Zuni when their son, Rick, was born. In 1952, Trudy started working as a piano teacher, charging $1.50 a lesson. Then, in the early 1960s, she began making ceramics at the Opportunity School, and in 1968, Trudy joined the Colorado Potters Guild. Trudy Strauss died in Denver October 15, 2022

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Southwest Styled Vessel, 1960-2020

 Item
Identifier: B442.01.0003.00003
Abstract

Southwest inspired vessel of stoneware and white slip with a black and white design.

Dates: 1960-2020

Spice Holder, between 1960-2020

 Item
Identifier: B442.01.0006.00004
Abstract

Pointed brown spice holder of a havdalah set. Havdalah is the religious ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and ushers in a new week. Part of the havdalah ritual is to smell sweet spices.

Dates: between 1960-2020

Trudy Strauss, 2022

 File
Identifier: B398.01.0034
Abstract

Framed drawing of Trudy Strauss by artist Deborah Howard. Drawing is largely black and white.

Dates: 2022

Trudy Strauss Ceramics

 Collection
Identifier: B442
Dates: between 1960-2000

Trudy Strauss Ceramics, B442, Accession

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2022.036
Dates: 1960-2020

White and Blue Jar, between 1960-2020

 Item
Identifier: B442.01.0006.00005
Abstract

White and blue stoneware jar with lid.

Dates: between 1960-2020

White Small Bottle, between 1960-2020

 Item
Identifier: B442.01.0003.00004
Abstract

White stoneware and glazed bottle with a lid.

Dates: between 1960-2020

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 25
Unprocessed Material 1
Collection 1
 
Subject
Ceramics 25
Jewish women artists 25
Havdalah 5
Judaism 5
Denver (Colo.) 4