Adam Winter

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Adam Winter (born November 24, 1903 in Darmstadt , † November 22, 1978 in Wiesbaden ) was a German sculptor and ceramist . In addition to his artistic work, he made a major contribution to research into ancient ceramics and their manufacturing processes with his experimental archaeological investigations.

Life

Adam Winter was the son of the railway secretary Heinrich Winter and his wife Katharina, geb. Fink, his older brother, later became the local historian Heinrich Winter (1898–1964). He attended the humanistic Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium in Darmstadt up to the upper primary level. With the desire to become a sculptor, he then attended the Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main , completed practical training in the field of wood and stone with Ludwig Sonnleitner in Würzburg and attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich , where Hermann Hahn was his teacher. In 1930 he acquired the master craftsman's certificate from the Darmstadt Chamber of Crafts, in 1932 he received a call as a ceramic sculptor at the Mainz Art School, from which he was dismissed in 1933 because of "political unreliability". In 1934 he moved with his family from Gernsheim to Mainz-Kastel . After the outbreak of war in 1939, Winter had to work at the MAN plant in Gustavsburg (steel building), and in 1944 he was drafted into the army. After his release from French captivity in 1946, he returned to ceramic art.

In his previous place of residence Gernsheim , Winter had found fragments of Roman terra sigillata , which he managed to imitate soon after his return. Using archaeological literature, he further expanded his knowledge in the area, and his work as an artist was also influenced by it. So he mainly created figures in the sacred area with components of red sigillata gloss. In the museum of the Saalburg fort , oil lamps made by Winter with the small stamp HIEMS F (abbreviation of the Latin “Hiems Fecit”, literally translated “Winter made it”) were sold from 1953 .

In 1956, Winter came into contact with Roland Hampe , then professor at the Institute for Classical Archeology at the University of Mainz , which resulted in a long-term scientific collaboration. Mainz students were given demonstrations of practical experiments in Winter's studio, and from the 1960s onwards, Winter received teaching assignments on ancient ceramics at the universities of Würzburg and Heidelberg , where Hampe has taught since 1957 and headed the archaeological institute . Between 1958 and 1962, Winter and Hampe traveled to the Mediterranean region in order to document the potters there, which were still primitive at the time, in joint books and as film material.

In 1961 the German Archaeological Institute appointed him a corresponding member. From 1966 until his death in 1978, Winter worked with financial support from the German Research Foundation at the Inorganic-Chemical Institute of the University of Heidelberg under the direction of Ulrich Hofmann with various types of ancient ceramics and ovens. The results were recorded in writing and photographically. In addition, he experimented with the use of different types of clay, different methods of blow-off , various additives for the clay and methods of firing the ceramic itself. Among other things, Winter succeeded in reproducing and imitating the manufacturing techniques of ancient gloss ceramic , using only methods which were already known in antiquity. In 1978 the relevant results were published in the publication “Die antike Glanztonkeramik. Practical Experiments ”published.

Adam Winter was married to Maria Sonnleitner, the daughter of his Würzburg teacher, from 1928. The marriage resulted in three children, including the sculptor Karl Matthäus Winter (1932–2012).

Adam Winter died of heart failure on November 22, 1978, two days before his 75th birthday. He was buried in the Darmstadt forest cemetery.

Works (selection)

Crucifixion group by Adam Winter in the Klein-Winternheim cemetery (1954)
ditto: close-up

Fonts (selection)

  • with Roland Hampe: With the potters in Crete, Messenia and Cyprus . Zabern, Mainz 1962. Reprint 1976, ISBN 3-8053-0254-1 .
  • with Roland Hampe: With the potters and brick makers in southern Italy, Sicily and Greece . Zabern, Mainz 1965
  • The ancient gloss ceramic. Practical experiments (= ceramic research . Volume 3). Zabern, Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-8053-0333-5 .

literature

  • Manuel Thomas, Bernhard A. Greiner (Ed.): Hiems Fecit. Practical research on ancient ceramics. Festschrift for the 100th birthday of Adam Winter . Greiner, Remshalden 2003, ISBN 978-3-935383-30-1 , therein pp. 15-18 Ingeborg Huld-Zetsche : Adam Winter. Curriculum vitae , pp. 27–28 Adam Winter's list of writings as well as collected small essays by Adam Winter ( table of contents ).
  • In memory of the Mainz sculptor and ceramist Adam Winter. Recurrence of the 25th anniversary of death and 100th birthday on November 22nd and 24th. In: Mainzer Bistumsnachrichten 2003, No. 43, pp. 7–8
  • Jürgen Strickstrock: His name was program: attached to the earth in a special way. In memory of the sculptor and ceramist Adam Winter . In: Belief and Life 2004, 4, p. 11.
  • Paul Claus: Sculptors and their work in the Rheingau: Adam Winter, Mainz-Kastel, 1903–1978 . In: Rheingau Forum . Volume 15, 2006, pp. 24-27.
  • Winter, Adam . In: Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia (DBE) . 2., revised. and extended edition. tape 10 : Thies-Zymalkowski . De Gruyter / KG Saur, Berlin / Boston / Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-11-096381-6 , p. 675 ( books.google.de - limited preview).
  • Rebecca Mann: 1956–1966. Ancient technology and modern experiments. In: Nicolas Zenzen (Ed.): Objects tell stories. 150 years of the Institute for Classical Archeology. Institute for Classical Archeology, Heidelberg 2016, ISBN 978-3-00-054315-9 , pp. 230–239, here p. 234 f.

Web links

Commons : Adam Winter  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information from the parish of Bingen-Dromersheim, St. Peter and Paul , accessed on October 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Homepage of the parish of Gernsheim .
  3. ↑ a b c d Paul Claus: Sculptors and their work in the Rheingau. Episode 3: Adam Winter - Mainz-Kastel - 1903-1978 . In: Rheingau-Forum year 2006, number 4, ISSN  0942-4474 .
  4. ↑ The solar year. The customs of the year reflect old German popular beliefs. Shown in a large relief made of fired clay by the sculptor Adam Winter . Documented and explained by Heinrich Winter through photos taken from local customs. Volk und Scholle, Darmstadt 1937; Karl-Heinz Mittenhuber: Old customs in the Odenwald, on the Bergstrasse and in the Ried . Scenes from a large relief by Adam Winter. Franconian Crumbach / Odenwald 1993; Illustration .
  5. ↑ St. Alban on the website of the diocese of Mainz  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / dcms.bistummainz.de  
  6. ↑ Jürgen Strickstrock: New location for Rabanus Maurus sculpture. A work by the Mainz artist Adam Winter (1903–1978) . In: standards. Forum des Dombauverein Mainz 10, 2008, pp. 76–78.
  7. ↑ Church leaders .
  8. ↑ "The beautiful Dromersheimerin". Reproduction from 1956 .
  9. ↑ Figure .
  10. ^ New church with a long history. All Saints Church was consecrated 50 years ago today. The diocese of Mainz acquired land .
  11. ^ Parish church Maria Immaculata in Mainz-Amöneburg near the diocese of Mainz .
personal data
SURNAME Winter, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and ceramist
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1978
Place of death Wiesbaden