Addi Schaurer
Adolf "Addi" Schaurer (born May 11, 1912 in Kaiserslautern ; † 1990 ) was an artist and teacher at the master school in Kaiserslautern. Already in his youth he was interested in watercolor painting; later the art of building was added.
education and profession
From 1933 to 1935 he studied painting, sgraffito and art in architecture at the Academy for Applied Arts in Munich. Schaurer fulfilled the entry requirements by graduating from the master school in Kaiserslautern and working as a journeyman in various companies.
Just two years later (1937) he took on a teaching position at the master school for craftsmen in Kaiserslautern. In total he taught there for 40 years. On the side, Schaurer also taught free-hand drawing, fonts and creative drawing at the engineering school for construction, today's technical college, and at the vocational school. In total, he trained over 5,000 trainees and prospective engineers.
Honors
As early as 1972 Schaurer was honored with the wax print of the Barbarossa seal. Furthermore, the city of Kaiserslautern posthumously christened a traffic junction “Addi-Schaurer-Platz”.
The Palatinate Art Friends Association awarded him the Art Prize and the Picasso Medal in 1987.
Web links
- Literature by and about Addi Schaurer in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schaurer, Addi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schaurer, Adolf (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaiserslautern |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1990 |