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Méret Oppenheim

Méret Oppenheim, German-Swiss painter and photographer (died 1985)

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Born
October 6, 1913
Died
November 15, 1985
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1913

About Méret Oppenheim

Meret Elisabeth Oppenheim was a German-born Swiss Surrealist artist and photographer. By 1928, Oppenheim was introduced to the writings of Carl Jung through her father and was inspired to record her dreams. In 1936, Meret Oppenheim had her first solo exhibition in Basel, Switzerland, at the Galerie Schulthess. Her abundant strength of character and her self-assurance informed each work she created, conveying a certain comfortable confrontation with life and death.

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Méret Oppenheim timeline

  1. By 1928, Oppenheim was introduced to the writings of Carl Jung through her father and was inspired to record her dreams.
  2. In 1936, Meret Oppenheim had her first solo exhibition in Basel, Switzerland, at the Galerie Schulthess.

The world when Méret Oppenheim was born

Méret Oppenheim was born in 1913. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Méret Oppenheim's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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