Rosenthal, Harry
geb. 1892 Posen – 1966 London gest.
Harry Rosenthal studied architecture in Munich and Berlin. After working for the Taut brothers and in Hans Poelzig’s master studio, he opened his own office in 1923. He quickly made a name for himself as an avant-garde architect with the designs for the D’Avance and Bab country houses. Among other subsequent commissions were residences and studios for Bruno Krauskopf and Josef Thorak in Bad Saarow. These naturalistically designed structures contrast with Arnold Zweig’s studio, which is stylistically indebted to Neues Bauen. Rosenthal also maintained a parallel field of activity as an interior designer. In 1933 Rosenthal fled to Palestine, where he again gained a professional foothold. However illness and the tense political situation prompted him to move to England in 1938. There, despite the intercession of former colleagues, he was no longer able to work as an independent architect. Until his death in 1966 he accepted various jobs as a designer; one firm he worked with was Sommerfield Ltd. (formerly Adolf Sommerfeld).
