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Hulda Zumsteg

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Hulda Zumsteg
Zumsteg at Kronenhalle in front of her own portrait by Varlin, 1980s
Born
Hulda Durst

(1890-11-12)12 November 1890
Died14 July 1984(1984-07-14) (aged 93)
Occupation(s)Restaurateur, art collector
Years active1924-1984
Known forFounding and leading Kronenhalle
Spouse
Gottlieb Zumsteg
(m. 1914; died 1957)
Children2, including Gustav

Hulda Zumsteg (Swiss Standard German: [ˈtsʊmʃteːɡ]; née Durst; 12 November 1890 - 14 July 1984) was a Swiss restaurateur, co-founder and owner of Kronenhalle in Zürich, Switzerland. She was the mother of Gustav Zumsteg.

During her patronage she found acquaintance in many writers and artists such as James Joyce, Thomas Mann, Robert Musil, Berthold Brecht, Hans Arp, Alberto Giacometti, Max Gubler and Henry van de Velde. She also had a special relationship to Yves Saint Laurent who clad her in his gowns and was responsible for bringing the first art into the permanent Zumsteg collection.[1][2]

Personal life

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Zumsteg already had two children when she met her husband Gottlieb Zumsteg (died 1957):

  • Gustav Zumsteg (1915-2005), who was later adopted by Gottlieb Zumsteg and took his last name.
  • Hedwig Durst, who was married to twice initially to a Mr. Meier then to Manfred Schuster; one daughter, Verena Durst who had two daughters on her own.

Zumsteg died aged 94 in Zürich, Switzerland.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ehre für Hulda Zumsteg". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). 2007-04-17. ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  2. ^ Bakurova, Anna (2014-08-31). "Anna Bakurova: Unlikely Neighbors". Anna Bakurova. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. ^ Death notice of Hulda Zumsteg-Durst (NZZ) https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19840717-01.2.42.1&e=-------de-20--1--img-txIN-Hulda+Zumsteg-------0-----