August Groh
August Groh (born February 23, 1871 in Neckarsteinach ; † 1944 there ) was a German painter . He was a professor at the Karlsruhe School of Applied Arts and the Baden State Art School .
Life
August Groh studied from 1888 to 1900 at the academy in Karlsruhe with Gustav Schönleber . He was a professor at the arts and crafts school in Karlsruhe and in 1920 he was accepted as professor for figurative drawing at the state art school . Also active as a book illustrator , for example in 1898 for the first German edition of Kipling's jungle book. He was a member of the Senate of the Karlsruhe Art Academy . Until 1924 he taught monumental painting and poster art. On May 1, 1924, he was retired and his class disbanded because of austerity measures. He then worked as a freelance artist.
literature
- Leo Mülfarth : Small lexicon of Karlsruhe painters . Badenia, Karlsruhe, pp. 31-32, 141. ISBN 3-7617-0250-7
- E. Koch: August Groh . In: Badische Heimat , Volume 70, Issue 1, March 1990, pp. 123–130
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Groh, August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neckarsteinach |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1944 |
| Place of death | Neckarsteinach |