Adolf Schorisch

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Adolf Schorisch (born May 21, 1881 in Nagymegyer , Hungary, † January 23, 1966 in Jonsdorf ) was a German draftsman , etcher and illustrator .

Life

Adolf Schorisch was born in Hungary. In 1887 the Schorisch family moved to Sorau in Brandenburg . Schorisch enjoyed his school education at the Francke Foundations in Halle , after which he completed an apprenticeship as a wood sculptor in Görlitz and Forst (Lausitz) . After attending the drawing school in Görlitz, Schorisch perfected his artistic skills at the Dresden School of Applied Arts from 1902 and then attended the local art academy . In 1906 he got a job as a drawing teacher at the municipal craft and trade school in Zittau , which he headed between 1945 and 1947. After his retirement in 1947, Schorisch lived in nearby Jonsdorf.

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In 1928 the Zittauer Morgen-Zeitung published 30 pen drawings by Schorisch as a drawing portfolio. Four years later, the same publisher published the first part of From Our Beautiful Home , for which he provided the text as well as his drawings. Schorisch also created a large number of drawings as illustrations for local literature from Upper Lusatia . He is one of the most important draftsmen in Upper Lusatia. His students included u. a. Siegfried Schreiber and Joachim Liebscher . The Heimatmuseum Ostritz honored the work of Schorisch and the painter Elsa Merkel in May 2011 with an exhibition.

Publications

  • Pictures from the southern Upper Lusatia, a local history of the city and office of Zittau , printing and publishing of the Zittauer Morgenzeitung, 4th edition 11th to 13th thousand. Zittau., Printed and published by Haupt & Schwager 1925
  • The Neisse from the source to the mouth , 30 pen drawings, published by the Zittauer Morgen-Zeitung, Zittau 1928
  • From our beautiful home. - Part 1: Villages u. Castles, mountains and forests from Zittau's surroundings , published by the Zittauer Morgen-Zeitung, Zittau 1932

literature

  • Friedrich Günther: In memory of Adolf Schorisch , in: Sächsische Heimatblätter 2/1970 , p. 95/96.
  • Ingrid Seltmann: A subtle draftsman from Upper Lusatia, Adolf Schorisch (on the 30th anniversary of his death) , family calendar book 1996, p. 20
  • Drawing as a way of life , in: Sächsische Zeitung , June 11, 2007. ( online for a fee )

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personal data
SURNAME Schorisch, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German draftsman, eraser and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Nagymegyer
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 1966
Place of death Jonsdorf