Louise Witzig
Appearance
Louise Witzig | |
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Born | 1901 |
Died | 1969 |
Occupation(s) | photographer folklorist |
Louise Witzig (1901–1969) was a Swiss photographer and folklorist, researcher of traditional costumes, folk dances and customs.[1] She was a member of the executive board of the International Folk Music Council (1947).[2]
Publications
[edit]- "The Swiss Folk Dance and its Place in the Revival of Rural Life and Customs" (1935)[3]
- 12 Schweizer Tänze. Schweizerische Tanzweisen mit Tanzanweisungen. Zürich [1939] (in collaboration with Alfred und Klara Stern and Ingeborg Grau).
- Volkstänze der Schweiz. Heft 1.' Grundschritte – Paartänze – 12 Tanzweisen. Zürich [1952], 2. Auflage (in collaboration with Alfred Stern).
- Volkstänze der Schweiz. Heft 2: Volkstänze der alemannischen Schweiz. Zürich [1950].
- Schweizer Trachtenbuch mit 60 Farbtafeln und 200 Schwarzweiss-Abbildungen, [1954], in the German language, 279 pages.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Louise Witzig (1901 bis 1969) at home.volkstanzkreise.ch
- ^ W. D. Scheepers. "Louise Witzig". Yearbook of the International Folk Music Council , Volume 1 , 1969 , pp. 8 – 9.
- ^ Witzig, Louise (1935). "The Swiss Folk Dance and Its Place in the Revival of Rural Life and Customs". Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society. 2: 54–61. ISSN 0071-0563.
- ^ Schweizer Trachtenbuch mit 60 Farbtafeln und 200 Schwarzweiss-Abbildungen by Louise Witzig