Christa Schwens
Christa Schwens (born February 20, 1937 in Dortmund ; † July 30, 2015 there ) was a German art historian .
Christa Schwens studied art history , German and theology at the Universities of Munich and Münster . From 1963 she worked as a journalist and in adult education and received her doctorate in Münster . In 1970 she became a lecturer in art history at the Ruhr University of Education , two years later with the establishment of what was then the comprehensive university in Essen there.
In 1974 Christa Schwens qualified as a professor and in 1975 received a professorship at the Essen University of Applied Sciences.
She was the first chairman of the statute-making convention of this university.
Until her retirement in 1997, she taught art history, semiotics and aesthetics .
Publications (selection)
- The Alexander Church in Wildeshausen and its building history. Oldenburg 1969
- Does art education need a theory of meaning? : Concepts of aesthetic education in criticism. Ratingen / Kastellaun 1975
- with Ruth Fendel: image analysis, image understanding: theoretical concept and application. Koenigstein 1980
- with P. Werenfried Wessel OFM: Metamorphosis of Hearts: Images and Texts on the Fool's Secret. Herder, Freiburg, Basel, Vienna 1989
- with Alexander von Knorre: Barbara Verhoeven, figure, landscape, painting. Herne 1992
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwens, Christa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwens-Fendel, Christa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 2015 |
| Place of death | Dortmund |