Anneliese Knorr

Anneliese Knorr (born July 26, 1918 in Saarbrücken as Anneliese Elsner ; † May 2, 2003 in Gelsenkirchen ) was a German journalist and city gallery owner. She was the holder of the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon.

Life

Knorr was born in Saarbrücken. When the father got a job in the town hall of the then independent Buer in Westphalia after the First World War , the family moved to the Ruhr area. In Buer she attended the Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium up to the Abitur (1938). She then completed a traineeship and got jobs at the Münsterschen Zeitung in Münster (1939) and the Rheinische Landeszeitung in Düsseldorf (1940) in the fields of visual arts, literature and theater. Towards the end of the Second World War she printed leaflets with behavioral measures for the German soldiers trapped in the “ Ruhrkessel ”.

After the end of the war, Anneliese returned to Gelsenkirchen-Buer. Among other things, she worked as a translator for ENSA, an agency for the entertainment of English soldiers in the Schauburg Theater. In the back of the Schauburg she met Ernst Knorr, who painted the posters for the events. The wedding took place in 1953.

While Ernst Knorr got a position in the press office, Anneliese Knorr worked as an exhibition maker. For example, she organized the first exhibition in the Kohl piano house in Gelsenkirchen. ( Günther Uecker later nailed his piano here.)

Piano nailed by Günther Uecker

In 1965 Anneliese became an employee in the press office of the city of Gelsenkirchen. In the Hans-Sachs-Haus she wrote the speeches for the mayor Werner Kuhlmann as well as texts for the "Gelsenkirchener Blätter". In addition, she held exhibitions in the mayor's office.

In 1976 Anneliese Knorr was transferred to the cultural office, where she headed the “communal gallery” in the council foyer. She also held art events outside the Hans-Sachs-Haus, for example the “GE Spectacle” in the Gelsenkirchen Music Theater. In addition, she initiated pamphlets for documentation and special publications

In 1980 Anneliese Knorr became chairwoman of the Kunstverein Gelsenkirchen , from 1983 deputy. She retired in 1982, but she continued to be active in the art scene, including reviews in newspapers and catalogs. Most recently, her eyesight deteriorated dramatically and she died blind from glaucoma on May 2, 2003 at the age of 84. Her grave is in the main cemetery in Gelsenkirchen-Buer.

Appreciation

Anneliese Knorr discovered and promoted many artists from the region. In total more than 300 exhibitions have been carried out by her. The number of her specialist articles is unknown. In the press she was quoted as "Mother Courage of Ruhr Art" (WAZ) or as "Mother of Artists" (Buersche Zeitung). In 1993, on the occasion of Anneliese Knorr's 75th birthday, the Kunstverein Gelsenkirchen eV organized an award entitled “Events - Encounters with Images and People”. Many artists who Anneliese Knorr met in the course of her career exhibited in the Gelsenkirchen City Museum.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.kunstverein-gelsenkirchen.de/images/ak_26072018.jpg
2. ↑ https://www.kunstgebiet.ruhr/blog/nachgefragt-6/