Albert Graf-Bourquin
Albert Graf-Bourquin (born April 12, 1909 in St. Gallen ; † July 20, 2001 in Arbon ) was a Swiss publisher , art critic , art collector and patron .
life and work
Albert Graf grew up in St. Gallen and completed an apprenticeship as a typographer in the Bernese Oberland . He then continued his education at the technical center in Leipzig .
At the age of thirty he worked for the Nebelspalter and organized art exhibitions at Arbon Castle from 1946 to 1987. In the course of this activity, Graf became a sought-after exhibition organizer in Switzerland and abroad.
In 1956 he founded the Swiss Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts “Ars Felix” and the bibliophile publishing house “Arben-Press”. He was one of the co-organizers of the first four "International Triennials for Original Colored Graphics", exhibitions in Grenchen , which were held for the first time in 1958.
The city of Arbon appointed Graf as art commissioner and the state of Vorarlberg awarded him a mark of merit. The Canton of Thurgau awarded Graf the Culture Prize in 1989.
With his wife Madeleine, nee Bourquin, he had two sons, one of whom was the politician Claudius Graf-Schelling .
Web links
- "Arsfelix" website
- Website Triennale Grenchen
- Triennial in Grenchen. In: Solothurner Zeitung
- Albert Graf-Bourquin. In: Thurgau State Archives
Individual evidence
- ^ Necrology for Albert Graf-Bourquin (1909-2001). Thurgauer Jahrbuch , accessed on April 27, 2020 .
- ^ Canton Thurgau: Culture Prize 1989. Accessed April 27, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Count Bourquin, Albert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graf, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss publisher, art critic, art collector and patron |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 20, 2001 |
| Place of death | Arbon |