Benno Geiger (ceramist)

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Benno Geiger, approx. 1975

Benno Geiger (born August 5, 1903 in Engelberg ; † October 21, 1979 in Bern ) was a Swiss ceramist.

biography

Benno Geiger, son of the ivory carver and sculptor Wilhelm Geiger (1869–1945) and Marie Geiger-Auinger (1868–1949), grew up in Paradiso near Lugano. From 1920 to 1922 he was the first apprentice of the ceramist Heinrich Meister in Stettbach (Dübendorf). From 1925 to 1927 he studied at the arts and crafts school of the Austrian Museum for Art and Industry in Vienna, a. a. with Michael Powolny . From 1928 to 1933 Geiger was head of the modern ceramics department at the Vienna manufactory Friedrich Goldscheider . After studying in Paris (1933/34), Benno Geiger returned to Switzerland and became head of the ceramic art department of the pottery factory in Aedermannsdorf. In 1941 he was elected director of the Bern University of Applied Sciences. Until his retirement in 1969, he shaped an entire generation of Swiss ceramists as a specialist teacher. In 1959 Geiger was one of the founding members of the Association of Swiss Ceramists.

Works

Benno Geiger's works mainly include figures and vessels. The Matzendorf Ceramics Museum has a permanent exhibition of his works. The Swiss National Museum also owns selected works. At the Catholic Church of St. Franziskus in Zollikofen (BE) there is a 14-part Way of the Cross created by Benno Geiger , consisting of ceramic plates.

Exhibitions

  • 1955: Cannes. Exposure Internationale de céramique. Silver medal.
  • 1960: Zurich. The ceramic college in Bern and its students.
  • 1967: Bern. 25 years of ceramic college.
  • 1991: Aedermannsdorf / Solothurn: Benno Geiger (1903–1979).
  • 2019: Matzendorf. Special exhibition Benno Geiger.

Publications

literature

  • Robert E. Dechant, Filipp Goldscheider: Goldscheider - company history and catalog raisonné. 2008, ISBN 978-3-89790216-9 .
  • Rudolf Schnyder: Four Bernese ceramists. 1985, ISBN 978-3-71650529-8 .
  • Albert Vogt: 200 years of the ceramic industry in Aedermannsdorf and Matzendorf 1798–1998. Friends of Matzendorfer Ceramics, Matzendorf 2000.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Benjamin Geiger: Biography Benno Geiger. May 1, 2020, accessed May 17, 2020 .
  2. ^ Matzendorfer ceramics. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
  3. ^ Matzendorf Ceramic Museum
personal data
SURNAME Violinist, Benno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ceramist
DATE OF BIRTH 5th August 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Engelberg
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1979
Place of death Bern