Berthold Kegebein

Berthold Kegebein (born May 23, 1894 in Güstrow ; † December 24, 1977 there ) was a German photographer .

Life

Berthold Kegebein was born the son of cabinet maker Hermann Kegebein (1861– around 1920) and his wife Auguste (1861–1949) in Güstrow. He grew up with his two brothers and went to school there. In his hometown he also learned the profession of photographer. After returning home from the First World War in 1919, he went into business for himself and opened a studio in which he worked for almost six decades. Kegebein had four daughters with his wife Elsa (1897–1964). His preferences in the field of photography were in the field of portraits as well as in the styles of cityscapes, landscapes, reproductions and representations with artistic light effects. In addition to public bodies, clients were also private individuals from Güstrow and its surroundings. The most famous of them was undeniably the sculptor Ernst Barlach , for whom he worked from the 1920s until Barlach's death in 1938. During the Second World War , Berthold Kegebein was drafted into the Navy and returned from British captivity around a year after the end of the war.

After 1945, in collaboration with the pastor Gerhard Bosinski from Güstrow, large series of photographs were taken in churches and museums in the region, which were used in books and calendars. Around 1970 the photographer gave up his photo business for reasons of age. Kegebein died on December 24, 1977 in his hometown.

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In 1984 the German Photo Library of the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library ( SLUB ) managed to acquire around 940 negatives from the estate of the Güstrow photographer. In the everyday life of his professional life, Kegebein photographed family events such as weddings or confirmations , city festivals and celebrations of all kinds. In addition, he was a kind of chronicler of his city who was always there when, for example, an old building was restored or demolished. He worked particularly closely with his cousin, the architect Adolf Kegebein (1894–1987). Berthold Kegebein photographed the architecture of his cousin, who worked as the city architect of Güstrow in the 1930s. Far better known than the photographer Kegebein is his famous client in the 1920s and 1930s, Ernst Barlach. The most important of these is the portrait of the sculptor in front of the portal of the Gertrudenkapelle in Güstrow, taken in 1934.

Works

• Dietrich Carl: Ernst Barlach. The plastic, graphic and poetic work. Photographs: Berthold Kegebein 1931, 9th edition 1980
• Ernst Barlach. Exhibition December 1951 – February 1952 / Deutsche Akademie der Künste. Editing and design of the catalog: G. Pommeranz-Liedtke. With 142 illustrations by Berthold Kegebein. Berlin: Evangelische Verlags-Anstalt 1951
• Heinz Mansfeld: The late Gothic sculpture in Mecklenburg and the work of Ernst Barlach. On the Ernst Barlach exhibition in connection with the late Gothic wooden sculpture from Mecklenburg, December 1951 – February 1952. Published by the German Academy of Arts. 33 Fig., Photos: Horst Grebenstein, Berthold Kegebein. Berlin 1951
• Gerhard Bosinski: Cathedral of the North. Masters of Gothic, Renaissance and the present in Güstrow Cathedral. Photos: Berthold Kegebein. Berlin: Evang. Publishing company, 1954
• Hans Schönrock: Peter Fust, the picture carver. Illustrations by Herbert Bartholomäus. Reproduction of the apostles after photos by Berthold Kegebein. Schwerin: Petermänken-Verlag 1962
• Friedrich Schult: Ernst Barlach. Art portfolios, photographs: Berthold Kegebein. 2 volumes 1972; 3 volumes 1978/79

literature

• Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 4929 .

Web links

• Literature about Berthold Kegebein in the state bibliography MV
• Pictures by Berthold Kegebein in the Deutsche Fotothek
• Information on Berthold Kegebein in the Deutsche Fotothek