Anton Schiestl (photographer)

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On April 15, 1906, Anton Schiestl and Adolf Wolf founded a studio in the Schiestl-Hof, near Baden's parish church

Anton Schiestl (born January 23, 1873 in Baden near Vienna ; † July 1, 1933 there ) was an Austrian photographer and collector .

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Anton Schiestl comes from an old family of Baden dyers whose ancestors came to Baden from Sterzing in South Tyrol around 1600 . After attending commercial school, he learned the trade. He took over the in-house specialty and delicatessen business . Since he developed a great interest in photography in his youth, he carried photo accessories as special items in his shop.

In 1906, Anton Schiestl and a partner opened the photo studio Schiestl & Wolf in Baden's Annagasse and devoted himself entirely to photography. He took part in numerous foreign photo exhibitions. Schiestl also became a court-sworn expert for photography. Members of the Austrian imperial family made use of Anton Schiestl's photographic services during their stays in Baden. In this context he was awarded the title “kuk chamber photographer”. He made numerous series of postcards for the city of Baden; so in 1924 he became a member of the city's advertising committee .

In addition to photography, he also appeared publicly through his involvement in other areas. He had commemorative coins and medals minted by numerous personalities in Baden . Schiestl was also a member of the Numismatic Society and the Austrian Society for Coin and Medal Studies . He was a member of the association "Niederösterreichische Landesfreunde" and founded the Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Museum in Baden together with the two local researchers Carl Calliano and Gustav Calliano , of which he was also director. The photographer, who had advanced to become a commercial councilor , was also a founding member of the Vienna Urania and the Baden trotting club.

Schiestl died on July 1, 1933 after a fire service in Baden, during which he also took photos. His grave is in Baden. The Schiestl-Hof, in which Anton Schiestl and Adolf Wolf opened a studio on April 15, 1906, is still one of the striking buildings in the spa town of Baden.

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  • Exhibition material in the Kaiser Franz Josef Museum in Baden

literature

  • Raimar Wieser and Carl H. Bernaschek: 100 years of the Kaiser Franz Josef Museum in Baden near Vienna. Museum of Crafts and Folk Art, Festschrift , ed. from the Association of Friends of Lower Austria in Baden, Heimat Verlag, Baden 2005, p. 8f.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Raimar Wieser and Carl H. Bernaschek: 100 Years of the Emperor Franz Josef Museum Baden near Vienna. Museum of Crafts and Folk Art, Festschrift, ed. from the Association of Friends of Lower Austria in Baden, Heimat Verlag, Baden 2005, p. 8.
  2. ^ Anton Schiestl on sammlungenonline.albertina.at

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personal data
SURNAME Schiestl, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian photographer and collector
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Baden near Vienna
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1933
Place of death Baden near Vienna