Carl Siebert
Carl Siebert (born January 15, 1922 in Schmallenberg , † January 4, 2012 in Paris ) was a painter , engraver and sculptor.
Life and work
Carl Siebert grew up in Schmallenberg in the Sauerland . Then he first went to Wuppertal to study graphics, illustration and wall painting at the Werkkunstschule (comprehensive university) in Wuppertal. Later he moved to Cologne and Hamburg as a graphic artist and illustrator . From 1956 to 1962 he worked as art director at Gruner + Jahr for Stern in Hamburg. As the artistic studio manager, he changed and redesigned various things there, including the covers of the magazines Stern and Die Zeit. The red upright rectangle with the white star on the title page was created under his direction. He then learned painting with Arnold Fiedler in Hamburg. The self-employed painter, engraver and sculptor lived in Paris since 1964 . Carl Siebert died after a long illness in 2012 at the age of 89. Carl Siebert's final resting place is in the Schmallenberg cemetery.
Works (excerpt)
- 1979: Concrete relief, Schmallenberg cemetery chapel
- 1982: Natural stone sculpture, Schützenplatz in Schmallenberg
- 1994: Short stories by Karl Siebert, Der Querpfeifer, Westfälisches Schiefer-Bergbau-Museum Schmallenberg (publisher), 2004
Some of his works are in the collection of the Slate Mining and Local History Museum in Schmallenberg.
Awards / honors
- Prize at the German graphics competition 1962
- In memory of the artist, the mayor and the chairman of the Schmallenberg district committee unveiled a memorial plaque at Siebert's birthplace at 7 Oststrasse on January 15, 2013.
literature
- Westphalian Slate Mining Museum Schmallenberg (Hrsg.): Carl Siebert. A selection from his work Paris 1963–1993 . Grobbel-Verlag, Schmallenberg 1994, ISBN 3-930271-08-7 .
- Sauerland : Issue No. 2, June 1994, Carl Siebert im Schieferbergbaumuseum Holthausen, p. 76, ISSN 0177-8110 (PDF; 4.7 MB)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b biography - homepage of the artist , accessed on January 6, 2012.
- ^ Westfalenpost : Notes culture and district Schmallenberg, personnel on March 2, 2013
- ^ SauerlandKurier on the artist's 85th birthday: Artist Carl Siebert will celebrate his 85th birthday tomorrow in Paris
- ↑ SauerlandKurier: "He never forgot his homeland" from January 20, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Siebert, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, engraver, sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schmallenberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th January 2012 |
| Place of death | Paris |