Angela Hopf

Angela Hopf

Angela Hopf , (completely Margrit-Angela Hopf-von Denffer ; born October 5, 1941 in Göttingen ), is a German painter , author and editor .

life and work

After attending school in Göttingen and Gießen, the daughter of Dietrich and Brunhilde von Denffer studied art and art education at the Berlin University of Fine Arts and at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts . She was a master student of the surrealist Mac Zimmermann , but her completely independent work is not part of surrealism. The artist, who has lived in Hamburg since 1968 and in Munich since 1973 , has created several successful picture and children's books in addition to her numerous, often large-format pictures - including “The Great Elephant Olympics”, “Minimax and his friends”, “Fabeljan”, “Pling Plang Plung die Raindrops ”-, as well as several volumes on art and cultural-historical topics - including“ Old Ex-libris ”,“ The Art of Ex-libris ”,“ Nude Ex-libris ”- and the anthologies of letters“ Beloved Child! Parents' letters from 12 centuries ”,“ Beloved parents! Children's letters from 6 centuries "and" Archives of the heart, partner letters from 9 centuries ". She edited numerous anthologies and illustrated books together with Andreas Hopf . She is a member of the PEN Center Germany .

family

Angela Hopf comes from the originally German-Baltic noble family Denffer . In 1965 she married the publisher and writer Andreas Hopf, who died in 2000 . The marriage resulted in two sons, Daniel (* 1965) and Benjamin (* 1971).

Works

• Fabeljan , Munich 1968
• Die Raentropfen Pling Plang Plung , Munich 1969
• Jealousy is a passion , Hamburg 1970
• The red apple is not an apple , Munich 1971 (together with Gerlinde Schneider)
• The great elephant Olympics , Reinbek near Hamburg 1972
• The fire dragon Minimax , Reinbek near Hamburg 1973 (together with Andreas Hopf )
• Minimax-Comix , Reinbek near Hamburg 1974 (together with Andreas Hopf )
• Minimax and his friends , Munich 1977
• The fidele country party , Vienna [u. a.] 1979 (together with Uta Hinze)
• Emeli Plunsch and Fridolin Flatter , Munich 1981 (together with Wilfried Steinbach and Andreas Hopf )
• Ele, Bogo, Minimax , Ravensburg 1983
• Do you love me too , Munich [u. a.] 1987 (together with Andreas Hopf )
• Now you have me! , Hamburg 1991

Editing

• Old bookplates , Dortmund 1978 (published together with Andreas Hopf )
• Three hundred and sixty-five declarations of love , Vienna [u. a.] 1978
• Ex-libris of the lady , Dortmund 1979 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Exotic Völkerschau , Munich 1979 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Galerie der Schönen , Munich 1979 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Liebig-Bilder , Munich 1979 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Never misjudge the most loyal heart , Vienna [u. a.] 1979
• Good luck , Munich 1979 (published together with Andreas Hopf )
• Owl bookplate , Frankfurt / M. [u. a.] 1980 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Ex-libris , Munich 1980 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Mythical creatures , Munich 1980 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Congratulations! , Vienna [u. a.] 1980 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• The art of the bookplate , Munich 1980 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Album of an erotomaniac , Munich 1981 (published together with Andreas Hopf )
• Erotic bookplates , Dortmund 1981 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• The great book of wisdom and aphorisms , Munich 1983 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Peyo : The Adventures of the Smurfs , Ravensburg (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
  • 1. The Sorcerer's Apprentice , 1983
  • 2. A fine knight , 1983
  • 3. The mysterious cave , 1983
  • 4. A traitor , 1983
  • 5. The Winter King , 1983
  • 6. The Water of Life , 1984
  • 7. The Castle of the Frogs , 1984
  • 8. Danger from the Clouds , 1984
  • 9. Trecky the Savior , 1984
  • 10. Magic ball , 1984
• ... tricked! , Ravensburg 1983 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Sandman tells: The gold of the earth , Ravensburg 1983 (published together with Andreas Hopf )
• Sandman tells: The girl with the red cap , Ravensburg 1983 (published together with Andreas Hopf )
• Sandman tells: Die Dornenhecke , Ravensburg 1983 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Sandman tells: Hans and Grete , Ravensburg 1983 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Winnie Puuh , Ravensburg (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
  • 1. Pooh and the honey tree , 1983
  • 2. The tales of the tiger , 1983
  • 3. Tracks in the snow , 1983
  • 4. The Heffalumps , 1983
  • 5. Pooh in a tight spot , 1983
• Alice in Wonderland , Vienna [a. a.] (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
  • Benni Banni, don't run away! , 1984
  • Benni Banni's Secret , 1984
  • Hamti Damti on the Wall , 1984
  • The White Rabbit's House , 1984
  • The Lobster Dance , 1984
  • The baby dog , 1984
  • The little piglet , 1984
  • The Blue Caterpillar Council , 1984
  • A lake of tears , 1984
  • The fall into the rabbit hole , 1984
  • The Mad Tea Party , 1984
  • Zwideldi and Zwideldum , 1984
• Peace is not just a word , Munich 1984 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Our fifties , Munich 1984 (edited together with Marianna Bernhard and Andreas Hopf )
• Over at the forest a Guruh kangs , Munich 1985 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Nude bookplates , Munich 1986 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Beloved child! , Ismaning near Munich 1986 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Schattenbilder , Munich 1986 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Beloved parents! , Ismaning near Munich 1987 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Archive of the Heart , Munich 1988 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )
• Greeting cards , Munich 1988 (published together with Andreas Hopf )
• Paper cuts , Munich 1989 (edited together with Andreas Hopf )

Web links

• Literature by and about Angela Hopf in the catalog of the German National Library