Wanda von Debschitz-Kunowski

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Wanda Wilhelmine Auguste von Debschitz-Kunowski , born von Kunowski (born January 8, 1870 in Hammer, Czarnikau district , † April 23, 1935 in Berlin ) was a German portrait photographer .

family

Debschitz-Kunowski was the daughter of the Prussian major August von Kunowski (1836-1883) and his wife Helene, née von Bethe (1837-1887). George August Kunowski (1757–1838), pastor prim. at the Friedenskirche zu Schweidnitz , was the older brother of her great-grandfather.

She married the painter Wilhelm von Debschitz (1871–1948), the son of the Prussian Lieutenant General Kolmar von Debschitz (1809–1878) and Pauline von dem Borne (Haus Berneuchen, Kr. Landsberg ) (1830–1878) in Görlitz on August 16, 1898 . 1912). From the marriage, which was divorced in July 1924, the children Wanda (1899–1986), Wolf-Dietrich (1901–1972) and Irene von Debschitz (1903–1990) emerged. Wanda jun. was married to Erich Ziegert (1900–1978), her sister Irene to the artist Alexander Schawinsky .

Life

After studying in Berlin with the painter Carl Gussow (around 1890) Debschitz-Kunowski moved to Munich and took lessons in the painter Heinrich Nauen's studio . Around 1895, small handicrafts such as wooden trays and cans were created. In 1900, she attended the new " Teaching and Research Institute for Photography " in Munich and took lessons from the American Frank Eugene Smith .

From 1902 to 1905 she worked in the metal workshop of the Debschitz School , her husband's art school , since it was founded . From 1905 to 1914 she was a photography teacher there and at the same time took pictures of the works of the artists working there. In addition, she carried out private assignments such as portraits of Munich personalities and of students from the Debschitz School and made landscape photographs from which oil prints were made. At that time, her photos were published in magazines.

In 1914 she followed her husband to Hanover , who had found a new position there after selling his art school. In 1918 she worked on the photo publication Der Akt .

In 1921 she separated from her husband, from whom she was divorced in 1924, and founded her own photo studio in Berlin. There she specialized in taking pictures of craft objects, including porcelain for the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin , and portraits of personalities such as Max Planck , Clara Rilke-Westhoff and Albert Einstein . She also took photographs of modern architecture and exhibitions.

Works

  • Ricarda Huch (1864–1947), writer
    Photo: Wanda von Debschitz-Kunowski
    (People of the Time, Königstein (Taunus), 1931, Fig. 83)

  • Clotilde von Derp (1892–1974), dancer
    Photo: Wanda von Debschitz-Kunowski     (artist card
    , Verlag Böhm, Munich 1920s)

  • Erna Morena (1885–1962), actress
    Photo: Wanda von Debschitz-Kunowski
    ( Ross-Verlag )

Publications

Her photos were published in the following publications (incomplete):

  • The Blue Books: People of Time. One hundred and one photograph of essential men and women from the German present and recent past. Karl Robert Langewiesche Verlag, Königstein (Taunus) 1931.
  • Hans-Curt Köster (arrangement): The work. Technical photography studies. Reprint of the first edition from 1931 along with materials on the history of the edition, Albertina (Ed.), Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7845-3560-7 .
  • AP Zeller (ed.): The realm of the housewife. Practical course in rational home economics, culinary arts and nutrition. 2 volumes, Verlag hauswirtschaftlicher u. medical works (Carl Ehlers), Konstanz (Lake Constance) approx. 1930.
  • AP Zeller (ed.): The realm of the housewife. A course in practical housekeeping, etc. Emil Frey Verlag, Zurich, no year.
  • Hans Kaiser: Blessed absence. A guide to cooking, shopping, cooking and eating. German book club, Berlin.
  • The German photograph. Annual shows 1927/1928 and 1932, Robert & Bruno Schultz, Berlin 1927 and 1931.
  • Les Dones fotògrafes de la República de Weimar: 1919/1933. Barcelona Fundació “la Caixa”, Barcelona (Spain) 1995, ISBN 84-7664-499-X .
  • Friedrich Schiller: The song of the bell, with ornaments by Wanda von Debschitz-Kunowski, Theo Stroefer Verlag, Nuremberg 1905.
  • Our time in 77 portraits of women. Niels Kampmann Verlag, Heidelberg, approx. 1930.
  • Applied arts sheet. New episode, 17. – 19. Year, monthly, Seemann Verlag, Leipzig 1906–1908.
  • People in the Street, Forty-Two Variations on a Simple Theme. J. Engelhorns Nachf., Stuttgart 1931.
  • Paul Nikolaus: dancers. Delphin-Verlag, Munich 1919.
  • Egon H. Strassburger: Children. Reimar Hobbing Verlag, Berlin 1931.
  • Karl Vanselow (ed.): The beauty. Annual volumes 1912 and 1914, magazine for art and life adorned with pictures, Verlag der Schönheit, Dresden 1912 and 1914.
  • Richard A. Giesecke (ed.): The beauty. Annual volume 1921, magazine for art and life decorated with pictures, Verlag der Schönheit, Dresden 1921.

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personal data
SURNAME Debschitz-Kunowski, Wanda von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kunowski, Wanda von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German portrait photographer
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Hammer, Czarnikau district
DATE OF DEATH April 23, 1935
Place of death Berlin