Walter Stöhrer
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Walter Stöhrer was a German
painter born in Stuttgart
. Between 1952 and 1954 he studied as a commercial graphical artist (Werbegraphiker), receiving a journeymans certificate. In 1955 he began to study painting at the Academy of Arts (Akademie der Bildenden Künste) in Karlsruhe
and in 1957 became a member of the class of HAP Grieshaber
, where he remained until 1959. In 1959 he left Karlsruhe for Berlin
, to operate and live as free artist. In 1984 Stöhrer became member of the Academy of the Arts in Berlin. Between 1981 and 1982 he was visiting professor at the Hochschule (now Universität) der Künste, the Berlin University of the Arts
. In 1986 he obtained a chair at that same institution.
The Walter Stöhrer-Stiftung (Walter Stöhrer-Foundation) is working on an edition of his collected writings on art.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
painter born in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
. Between 1952 and 1954 he studied as a commercial graphical artist (Werbegraphiker), receiving a journeymans certificate. In 1955 he began to study painting at the Academy of Arts (Akademie der Bildenden Künste) in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
and in 1957 became a member of the class of HAP Grieshaber
HAP Grieshaber
Helmut Andreas Paul Grieshaber or HAP Grieshaber was a German artist. His preferred medium was large format woodcuts.-Biography:...
, where he remained until 1959. In 1959 he left Karlsruhe for Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, to operate and live as free artist. In 1984 Stöhrer became member of the Academy of the Arts in Berlin. Between 1981 and 1982 he was visiting professor at the Hochschule (now Universität) der Künste, the Berlin University of the Arts
Berlin University of the Arts
The Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...
. In 1986 he obtained a chair at that same institution.
Awards
- 1962 StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, German Youth Art Prize - 1964 Berlin, Critics' Prize of the City of Berlin
- 1971 Berlin, Will Grohmann Prize of the Academy of Art
- 1976 Berlin, Berlin Art Prize of the Academy of Art
- 1977 Villa Romana Prize
- 1978 Esslingen, Kreissparkasse Art Prize
- 1980 Bremen, Böttcherstraße Art Prize
- 1981–1982 Berlin, visiting professor at the Hochschule der Künste
- 1982 NordhornNordhornNordhorn is the district seat of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony's southwesternmost corner near the border with the Netherlands and the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia.- Name's origin :...
City Art Prize - 1995 Stuttgart, Molfenter Prize
- 1999 ReutlingenReutlingenReutlingen is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of April 2008, it has a population of 109,828....
, Jerg Ratgeb Prize - 2000 SchleswigSchleswigSchleswig or South Jutland is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark; the territory has been divided between the two countries since 1920, with Northern Schleswig in Denmark and Southern Schleswig in Germany...
, Dr. Friedrich Schultz Prize
The Walter Stöhrer-Stiftung (Walter Stöhrer-Foundation) is working on an edition of his collected writings on art.
External links
- Walter Stöhrer-Foundation
- ArtInfo-International on Walter Stöhrer (in German), the source of the first version of this article.