Bepp Haas

Coat of arms designed by Bepp Haas in a glass window of the Melchsee Chapel

Bepp Haas (actually: Josef Johann Haas ; born April 28, 1917 in Sachseln ; † December 11, 1996 there ) was a Swiss painter and graphic artist . He dealt with stained glass , woodcut , sgraffito , scratch drawing and fresco painting .

Life

Bepp Haas was born in Sachseln in 1917 as the son of Robert Haas-von Flüe (1887–1949) and Rosa Haas-von Flüe (1883–1982). He was married to Annarosa Haas-Gasser (1924–2011) from Sachseln, the couple had several children.

Works (selection)

Bepp Haas created many glass windows, such as the coat of arms for the glass windows of the Melchsee Chapel . He created full-page woodcuts for the 1960 edition of the publishing house Luzern Schweizer Volks-Buchgemeinde of the book by Jeremias Gotthelf : How Uli the farmhand becomes happy. A gift for servants and foremen.

Exhibitions (selection)

2001 in the Brother Klaus Sachseln Museum : Bepp Haas 1917–1996

Awards

1990 Obwalden Culture Prize

Web links

Haas, Josef Johann. In: Sikart

Individual evidence

↑ Entry on Bepp Haas in the portrait archive of the Central Swiss Society for Family Research , accessed on May 17, 2020

personal data
SURNAME	Haas, Bepp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Haas, Josef Johann (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 28, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sachseln
DATE OF DEATH	December 11, 1996
Place of death	Sachseln

[1] Entry on Bepp Haas in the portrait archive of the Central Swiss Society for Family Research , accessed on May 17, 2020