Alfred Will
Alfred (Ali) Will (* 1906 in Strasbourg , Alsace ; † 1982 in Cologne ) was a German graphic artist and art professor.
Vita
After the First World War , his birthplace became the capital of the Alsace region , and the university and art college also became French again.
Will went to the art academy in Munich , but then switched to the arts and crafts school to Richard Riemerschmid , who was known for a progressive , comprehensive art education based on the German Werkbund ... while at the academy predominantly - ( quote ) -: "Head - act - Landscape - Landscape - Nude - Head ”was practiced.
In 1926, Riemerschmid was appointed professor and director of the Cologne factory schools by the then mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer . Riemerschmid brought the most talented of his students (including Alfred Will and Joseph Mader ) to Cologne to continue their studies. In 1929 Will became his master student . Riemerschmid's successor, Karl With , promoted Will and appointed him head of "Freie Grafik". Will consistently expanded this department: He set up large workshops for printmaking techniques ( etching / lithography / offset / wood and linocut ). With the takeover of the Nazis in 1933 a dozen artists teachers (u. A. With also director and Alfred Will) were almost fired.
Will kept his head above water with graphic assignments and book illustrations. After the Second World War in 1946, he was appointed professor at the newly opened Cologne Werkschulen for the same graphic discipline and worked in art education until his retirement in 1971. B. Georg Esser and Jürgen Klauke .
Web links
- Literature by and about Alfred Will in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Will, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Will, Ali |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist and art professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg , Alsace |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1982 |
| Place of death | Cologne |