Jens Kreutzmann

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Jens Frederik "Atarâĸ" Kreutzmann (born March 21, 1828 in Kangaamiut ; † June 4, 1899 ibid) was a Greenlandic - Danish painter , storyteller and trade administrator .

family

Jens Frederik Kreutzmann was the son of the Danish trade assistant Johan Ernst Kretzmer (1784-1853), whose name changed to Kreutzmann . His mother Eunyche Marie Hansdatter Møller (1795-1860) was the daughter of the Dane Hans Christensen Møller († 1833) and the Greenlander Abigael Ludvigsdatter († 1828).

On May 8, 1848 Jens Kreutzmann married in Maniitsoq Rosine Karoline Lyberth (1828-1857), daughter of the colonist Søren Daniel Lyberth (1792-1869) and the Greenlander Ruth Zakariasdatter (1790-1860). The son Gert Anton Niels Jens Kreutzmann (born May 6, 1849 in Kangaamiut) emerged from the marriage. His wife died young eight years later and Jens Kreutzmann married Charlotte Amalia Sommer (1837–1898), daughter of David Sommer and his wife Alhed, on May 5, 1859 in Kangaamiut. The following children were born from this marriage:

  • Tønnes Isak Josef Kristian Jørgen Kreutzmann (born March 26, 1860 in Kangaamiut)
  • Aron Klaudius Sivert Sommer John Johannes Kreutzmann (born July 13, 1862 in Kangaamiut), artist
  • Hans Kristian Otto Kreutzmann (born January 8, 1865 in Kangaamiut)
  • Kristoffer Peter Kristen Kreutzmann (born January 29, 1867 in Kangaamiut), artist
  • Malena Carolina Klara Kreutzmann (born April 2, 1869 in Kangaamiut), married to Christian Rosing (1866–1944)
  • stillborn daughter (* / † May 25, 1871 in Kangaamiut)
  • Maria Alhed Kreutzmann (born June 16, 1872 in Kangaamiut)

Career

Like his father, Jens Kreutzmann was the Udsteds administrator of Kangaamiut. In 1858, Inspector Hinrich Johannes Rink asked the Greenlanders to write down and illustrate their old myths and legends. Jens Kreutzmann's and Aron von Kangeq's works particularly stood out. 44 watercolors were created that were later given to the National Museum by Rink's widow Signe Rink and are now in the Greenland National Museum. His works are grosser than Aron's and tend towards caricature . In contrast to Aron, Jens Kreutzmann also drew everyday situations in Greenlanders. In 1866 he illustrated the book Eskimoiske Eventyr og Sagn for Rink . A collected edition of his drawings and legends was published in 1997 by Karen Thisted in the book Jens Kreutzmann - Fortællinger og akvareller . Jens Kreutzmann died of old age in 1899 at the age of 71.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Church records Maniitsoq 1828–1856 (Born boys p. 1)
  2. ↑ a b Church records Maniitsoq 1891–1901 (Died Men, p. 135)
  3. ^ Johan Ernst Kretzmer (Kreutzmann) in the Biografisk Leksikon for Grønland
  4. ↑ Church records Maniitsoq 1828-1856 (married p. 225)
  5. ↑ Church records Maniitsoq 1828-1856 (Born boys p. 39)
  6. ^ Church records Maniitsoq 1857–1864 (Died Women, p. 158)
  7. ↑ Church records Maniitsoq 1857–1864 (Married people, p. 81)
  8. ↑ Church records Maniitsoq 1857–1864 (Born boys p. 5)
  9. ↑ Church records Maniitsoq 1857–1864 (Born boys p. 11)
  10. ↑ Church records Maniitsoq 1865–1888 (Born boys p. 1)
  11. ↑ Church records Maniitsoq 1865–1888 (Born boys p. 5)
  12. ↑ Church records Maniitsoq 1865–1888 (Born girls p. 63)
  13. ↑ Church records Maniitsoq 1865–1888 (Born girls p. 67)
  14. ↑ Church records Maniitsoq 1865–1888 (Born girls p. 69)
  15. ^ Jens Kreutzmann in Weilbach's artist lexicon
  16. ↑ Biography in Den Store Danske
personal data
SURNAME Kreutzmann, Jens
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kreutzmann, Jens Frederik (full name); Atarâĸ (nickname); Ataraaq (nickname, new spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greenlandic painter, storyteller and trade administrator
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH Kangaamiut
DATE OF DEATH June 4, 1899
Place of death Kangaamiut