Alfred Brecht (graphic designer)
Alfred Brecht (born July 10, 1904 in Gadenstedt , Peine district , † April 18, 1983 in Hanover ) was a German graphic artist and heraldist .
Life
After training as an administrative employee and businessman in Braunschweig , he moved to Hamburg . In 1934 he became the head of a business school in Breslau . During this time he also met his future wife. The marriage had four children.
The family moved to Berlin, where Brecht worked for the cigarette company Haus Bergmann before he was drafted into military service (1940–1945).
From 1946 Brecht worked as a graphic artist and heraldist. After a stay in Lehrte, he moved to Hanover, where he met his second wife. From 1961 until his death in 1983 he took over the management and chairmanship of the heraldic association "Zum Kleeblatt" . His activities included the publication and editing of the "Heraldische Schriften" (1960–1979, 1981–1983) and the management of the Lower Saxony coat of arms (1971–1977).
Works
Brecht's works include 250 family and municipal coats of arms as well as 1,500 pen drawings, etchings, watercolors and oil paintings of farms, manor houses, churches, monasteries and mills in the greater Hanover area.
In his work, Brecht paid particular attention to depicting trees. This interest is also reflected in the works he left behind.
His main field of work was later heraldry. To this end, he first dealt with the history of the commissioning locations and families before he designed a matching coat of arms in his workshop.
Designed municipal coats of arms
Pen drawing
literature
- Arnold Rabbow: Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch - With Gandersheim, Gifhorn, Goslar, Helmstedt, Peine, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel and Wolfsburg . Eckensberger & Co, Braunschweig 1977.
- District of Hanover: Wappenbuch district of Hanover . Published by the author himself, Hanover 1985.
- Martin Reissmann: The coats of arms of the cities, districts, offices and communities in Schleswig-Holstein . Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH u. Co. KG, Husum 1997, ISBN 3-88042-815-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chairman and honorary members of the Heraldic Association “Zum Kleeblatt” e. V. (PDF; 182 KB) In: Internet site Zum Kleeblatt. March 14, 2018, accessed March 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Oliver Krebs: A black crow in focus. In: Echo website - your trusted weekly newspaper. June 4, 2012, Retrieved March 29, 2018 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Brecht, Alfred |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist and heraldist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gadenstedt , Lower Saxony |
DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1983 |
Place of death | Hanover |