Conrad Kindermann

Conrad Kindermann (1902)

Conrad Heinrich Kindermann (born March 27, 1842 in Lübeck , † May 22, 1926 in Hamburg ) was a German photographer.

Life

Conrad was a son of Johann Christian Kindermann and his wife Catharina Dorothea, geb. Beuck; he was the much younger brother of the painter and photographer Adolph Diedrich Kindermann . At the age of 13 he began an apprenticeship in the cloth trade in Riga , where he stayed for six years. Conrad Kindermann was a photographer and initially ran a studio in Lübeck. He then went to Hamburg. He was an early member of the " German Photographers Association " and since 1882 board member and member of the " Photographische Gesellschaft " in Vienna.

Photographic studios

C. Kindermann In
1861, at the age of 19, Conrad Kindermann openeda photographic studio under the name of C. Kindermann in Lübeck at Breiten Straße 788, which he had financed by his older brother Carl, who therefore took over the cash and bookkeeping. In November 1868, Conrad Kindermann successfully presented images from his studio at the “Third German Exhibition for Photographic Work” in Hamburg. Hereceived a bronze medalfor his photographs, which were made with collodion plates. In July 1869 he took part in an exhibition in Groningen, the Netherlands. The presentation of his portraits was awarded a silver medal.

Benque & Kindermann
In May 1870, Conrad Kindermann and Franz Benque openedthe Benque & Kindermann atelierin Hamburg in the garden of the Rothsche House at30 Große Bleichen 30. Three quarters of a year earlier, in September 1869, Franz Benque had his father Christian Benque, the director of the Lübeck deaf-and-dumb institution, negotiate a contract with Kindermann about a photographic studio to be opened together. The photographer Franz Benque from Mecklenburg was a partner of Benque & Sebastianutti in Trieste . Like Kindermann, he had presented photographs at exhibitions in Hamburg and Groningen. The two photographers may have met at one of these exhibitions. They may have agreed on a future cooperation.

For unknown reasons, Franz Benque broke off the partnership after a short time and emigrated with his family to Brazil . Kindermann kept the name of the studio, which soon enjoyed great demand. In 1873 there were 9 employees in the studio. The studio carried the title court photographer , which had been awarded by Friedrich Ferdinand (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) .

In 1881 Benque & Kindermann took over the representation for the gelatine photo plates of the Belgian company of Désiré van Monckhoven . The sale of these records contributed to business success. Kindermann traveled to large parts of Germany for this.

In November 1887, they moved into a new studio in Esplanade 2, which Kindermann had acquired and had it converted. The entrance was decorated with pictures of his brother and painter Adolph Kindermann , on the first floor were the reception room, the office and a “ladies room”. The supplier of the furniture and parts of the interior was the prestigious business of Ludovicus Piglhein . The darkroom and other work rooms were located on the second floor . Above that was the bright and spacious studio. The walls were decorated by Adolph Kindermann.

On June 30, 1888, Conrad Kindermann celebrated his 25th anniversary in the studio, according to a report in the Hamburger Nachrichten.

Probably in the years from 1898 to 1900, the photographer Hermann Widensohler (1868–1926) from the Grand Duchy of Baden was the managing director of Benque & Kindermann . In 1898 he took photos of 24 Hamburg senators.

From the mid-1900s, his son Conrad Kindermann jun. the studio, which also sold photographic articles , continued.

Branch in Düsseldorf

In 1893 a branch was opened in Düsseldorf at Elberfelder Str. 4. Johann (es) Goßmann worked there from the beginning. From 1899 he was the owner of “Benque & Kindermann Nachf.”.

Works

Ch. Kindermann: Otherwise and now . In: Paul E. Liesegang: Photographisches Archiv , ZDB -ID 527425-4 , 28th Vol., 1887, pp. 163-166, subject is the gelatine emulsion process.

Awards

Bronze medal for "Portraits on Collodion Paper" (first group) at the Hamburg exhibition [for photography] in November 1868.

Silver medal for “Portraits” at the exhibition for photography, nature self - and color printing in Groningen / NL 1869.

Merit medal for "enlargements" on the occasion of the world exhibition in Vienna in 1873 (photography department)

Gold medal (Benque & Kindermann) in the photography category at the Antwerp World's Fair in 1894

literature

Photography in Lübeck 1840-1945 . Edited by Alexander Bastek and Jan Zimmermann. Petersberg: Imhof 2016. ISBN 978-3-7319-0366-6
Armgard Schiffer-Ekhart (ed.), Barbara Schaukal: Sebastianutti & Benque . Five photographers. Four generations. Three continents. Exhibition catalog, Graz, Steiermärkisches Landesmuseum Joanneum, October 16 - November 13, 1997, p. 43
Conrad Kindermann . In: Walter Woodbury (Ed.): The Photographic Times 29th Jg., The Photographic Times Publishing Association, 1897, p. 543, ( online ).
A highly elegant studio ... , (unsigned editorial contribution). In: Hamburger Nachrichten , November 5, 1887, page 4
Anniversary . (Unsigned editorial contribution). In: Hamburger Nachrichten , June 30, 1888, page 4

Remarks

↑ Nachrichtenblatt für das Photographenhandwerk , Volume 33, 1926, p. 245. In this context it can be read that he died at the age of 64. This can / must be a misprint. In the Hamburg State Archives (Hamburg State Archives, 731-8_A 760 Kindermann, Conrad Conrad Kindermann ) a newspaper clipping is kept that gives the date of death May 23, 1926 instead of May 22.
↑ ^a ^b The Photographic Times .
^ List of members of the Photographische Gesellschaft in Vienna in 1882 , in: Photographische Correspondenz , 19th year, 1882, (no page number, at the end). Kindermann joined the association in 1868 (source: minutes of the plenary session . In: Photographische Correspondenz , vol. V., 1868, p. 233)
^ Carl Kindermann . In: Vaterstädtische Blätter , ( ZDB -ID 590521-7 ), No. 26, June 23, 1907.
↑ He used collodion plates from Obernetter's manufacture , (source: In: Photographische Correspondenz , Vol. V., 1868, p. 238)
^ According to the note ("daily report") in the Hamburger Nachrichten of April 30, 1870, page 3.
^ G. Schmidt: The institution for the deaf and dumb in Lübeck . History of its foundation and its centenary, Lübeck, 1927
↑ The report praised the photographs of the Austrian studio in the highest tones ("... most beautiful gifts of the exhibition ..."), ( Photographischen Mitteilungen , 5th year 1869, p. 231)
↑ The name of the studio is correct in the order. When F. Benque renewed the connection in 1878, the name was Sebastianutti & Benque .
↑ There is only one entry for “Benque F.” in the directory of persons in the Hamburg address book: the one from 1871. There, Franz Benque is only mentioned with his company address.
^ NN: Vienna World Exhibition . Official catalog of the exhibition of the German Reich, Berlin, 1873, p. 441.
↑ Presentation of the gelatine emulsion plates from Monckhoven by Kindermann for examination on the occasion of the annual meeting on January 17, 1882 at the Photographische Gesellschaft, (Source: Dr. E. Hornig (Ed.): Photographische Correspondenz , Vienna and Leipzig, 19th year. , P. 19) and report of the commission on examination of the received [submitted] bromide silver emulsion plates, (19th year, p. 166)
↑ Report of the commission on the examination of the incoming silver bromide emulsion plates. In: Photographische Correspondenz , 19th year 1882, p. 166
↑ ARMGARD Schiffer-Ekhart: Sebastianutti & Benque. P. 43
^ Advertisement in the Altonaer Nachrichten of November 10, 1887, page 4: "On November 5, our photographic studio ... moved to our own home in Hamburg Esplanade 2."
↑ Research in Hamburg address books.
↑ artist record 90066097 German photo library .
^ Ernst Juhl : Sixth International Exhibition of Art Photographs in the Kunsthalle zu Hamburg . In: Photographische Rundschau , XII. Vol., Wilhelm Knapp, Halle / S., 1898, p. 324.
↑ Hermann Widensohler had opened a photographic studio in Stuttgart after his work in Hamburg and was later managing director of the Württembergischer Kunstverein in Stuttgart for a long time .
↑ Guide through Hamburg and the surrounding area. 1903, p. 131.
^ Address book of the city of Düsseldorf , Part 2, evidence of traders, ... 1893.
^ Address book of the city of Düsseldorf , Part 1, population register, ... 1893.
^ List of the prizes awarded in Baden-Baden in 1899 . In: PC : Volume 36, 1899, p. 736.
↑ The initials of the first name will be a typo. The article comes from the American Annual of Photography 1887, as noted at the end.
↑ List of awards at the Hamburg exhibition , in: Hermann Vogel (Hrsg.): Photographische Mitteilungen , 5th year, 1869, p. 239, digitized . (Here Kindermann is given with the place name "Lübeck".)
↑ Small communications . Grönninger exhibition, in: Hermann Vogel (Ed.): Photographische Mitteilungen , 6th year, 1870, p. 131. Here Kindermann is given with the place name “Lübeck”.
^ Tijdschrift Nederlandsche Maatschaapij ter bevordering van Nijverheid , Volume 92, de Erven Loosjes, Harlem, 1870, p. 183, digitized .
↑ Photography at the World Exhibition in 1873 . Awards, in: Dr. E. Hornig (Ed.): Photographische Correspondenz , 10th year, 1873, p. 87, ( online )
↑ Awards , in: Hermann Vogel (Ed.): Photographische Mitteilungen , 31st Jg., 1895, p. 260, digitized .
↑ This article describes events such as: B. the management of his own studio in Lübeck (without his brother Carl) or an (alleged) visit by Benque in Lübeck, which cannot be derived from the German-language sources.

Web links

Wikisource: Photographic Correspondence - Sources and Full Texts

Wikisource: Photographic Communications - Sources and Full Texts

Wikisource: Photographische Rundschau - Sources and full texts

Wikisource: Photographic Archive - Sources and Full Texts

personal data
SURNAME	Kindermann, Conrad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kindermann, Conrad Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German photographer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 27, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH	May 22, 1926
Place of death	Hamburg

[1] Nachrichtenblatt für das Photographenhandwerk , Volume 33, 1926, p. 245. In this context it can be read that he died at the age of 64. This can / must be a misprint. In the Hamburg State Archives (Hamburg State Archives, 731-8_A 760 Kindermann, Conrad Conrad Kindermann ) a newspaper clipping is kept that gives the date of death May 23, 1926 instead of May 22.

[Times-2] The Photographic Times .

[3] List of members of the Photographische Gesellschaft in Vienna in 1882 , in: Photographische Correspondenz , 19th year, 1882, (no page number, at the end). Kindermann joined the association in 1868 (source: minutes of the plenary session . In: Photographische Correspondenz , vol. V., 1868, p. 233)

[4] Carl Kindermann . In: Vaterstädtische Blätter , ( ZDB -ID 590521-7 ), No. 26, June 23, 1907.

[5] He used collodion plates from Obernetter's manufacture , (source: In: Photographische Correspondenz , Vol. V., 1868, p. 238)

[6] According to the note ("daily report") in the Hamburger Nachrichten of April 30, 1870, page 3.

[7] G. Schmidt: The institution for the deaf and dumb in Lübeck . History of its foundation and its centenary, Lübeck, 1927

[8] The report praised the photographs of the Austrian studio in the highest tones ("... most beautiful gifts of the exhibition ..."), ( Photographischen Mitteilungen , 5th year 1869, p. 231)

[9] The name of the studio is correct in the order. When F. Benque renewed the connection in 1878, the name was Sebastianutti & Benque .

[10] There is only one entry for “Benque F.” in the directory of persons in the Hamburg address book: the one from 1871. There, Franz Benque is only mentioned with his company address.

[11] NN: Vienna World Exhibition . Official catalog of the exhibition of the German Reich, Berlin, 1873, p. 441.

[12] Presentation of the gelatine emulsion plates from Monckhoven by Kindermann for examination on the occasion of the annual meeting on January 17, 1882 at the Photographische Gesellschaft, (Source: Dr. E. Hornig (Ed.): Photographische Correspondenz , Vienna and Leipzig, 19th year. , P. 19) and report of the commission on examination of the received [submitted] bromide silver emulsion plates, (19th year, p. 166)

[13] Report of the commission on the examination of the incoming silver bromide emulsion plates. In: Photographische Correspondenz , 19th year 1882, p. 166

[14] ARMGARD Schiffer-Ekhart: Sebastianutti & Benque. P. 43

[15] Advertisement in the Altonaer Nachrichten of November 10, 1887, page 4: "On November 5, our photographic studio ... moved to our own home in Hamburg Esplanade 2."

[16] Research in Hamburg address books.

[17] rtist record 90066097 German photo library .

[18] Ernst Juhl : Sixth International Exhibition of Art Photographs in the Kunsthalle zu Hamburg . In: Photographische Rundschau , XII. Vol., Wilhelm Knapp, Halle / S., 1898, p. 324.

[19] Hermann Widensohler had opened a photographic studio in Stuttgart after his work in Hamburg and was later managing director of the Württembergischer Kunstverein in Stuttgart for a long time .

[20] Guide through Hamburg and the surrounding area. 1903, p. 131.

[21] Address book of the city of Düsseldorf , Part 2, evidence of traders, ... 1893.

[22] Address book of the city of Düsseldorf , Part 1, population register, ... 1893.

[23] List of the prizes awarded in Baden-Baden in 1899 . In: PC : Volume 36, 1899, p. 736.

[24] The initials of the first name will be a typo. The article comes from the American Annual of Photography 1887, as noted at the end.

[25] List of awards at the Hamburg exhibition , in: Hermann Vogel (Hrsg.): Photographische Mitteilungen , 5th year, 1869, p. 239, digitized . (Here Kindermann is given with the place name "Lübeck".)

[26] Small communications . Grönninger exhibition, in: Hermann Vogel (Ed.): Photographische Mitteilungen , 6th year, 1870, p. 131. Here Kindermann is given with the place name “Lübeck”.

[27] Tijdschrift Nederlandsche Maatschaapij ter bevordering van Nijverheid , Volume 92, de Erven Loosjes, Harlem, 1870, p. 183, digitized .

[28] Photography at the World Exhibition in 1873 . Awards, in: Dr. E. Hornig (Ed.): Photographische Correspondenz , 10th year, 1873, p. 87, ( online )

[29] Awards , in: Hermann Vogel (Ed.): Photographische Mitteilungen , 31st Jg., 1895, p. 260, digitized .

[30] This article describes events such as: B. the management of his own studio in Lübeck (without his brother Carl) or an (alleged) visit by Benque in Lübeck, which cannot be derived from the German-language sources.