Bernd Hakenjos
Bernd Hakenjos (born February 13, 1945 in St. Georgen in the Black Forest ; † July 26, 2006 in Düsseldorf ) was a German art historian and long-time director of the Hetjens Museum / German Ceramic Museum in Düsseldorf. He became known to a wide audience through the broadcast “ Kunst und Krempel” on Bavarian TV, in which, as an expert in the two fields of porcelain and glass, he appraised and rated objects of art.
Career
Hookjos, who came to Düsseldorf in the year he was born, studied art history , archeology and theater studies in Cologne and Paris from 1966 to 1972 . In 1973 he received his doctorate on ceramics, glass and furniture by the French Art Nouveau artist Emile Gallé . After completing his doctorate, Hakenjos took up a position at the Hetjens Museum in Düsseldorf, where he took over the management in 1996. His first exhibition was on "European Art Nouveau Ceramics"; the exhibition catalog is still one of the standard works today.
From 1988 he regularly took part in " art and stuff ".
Hakenjos died of cancer at the age of 61 after a long illness.
Works
- Sèvres porcelain from the 18th century to the present day. Düsseldorf 1975.
- Ceramic by Emile Gallé. Self-published, Düsseldorf a. Mettlach / Saar 1981.
- Moroccan ceramics. edition hansjörg mayer, Stuttgart 1988.
- Bernd Hakenjos (arrangement): Sculpture from the fire. Heinz Mack - Ceramic Works. , DuMont, Cologne 1998.
- Bernd Hakenjos and Susanne Jauernig: Böttger stoneware and porcelain , Düsseldorf 2004.
Web links
- Literature by and about Bernd Hakenjos in the catalog of the German National Library
- Obituary of the city of Düsseldorf
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hakenjos, Bernd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Georgen in the Black Forest |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 2006 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |