Edith von Sanden-Guja
Edith von Sanden-Guja born. Edith von Schlueter (born April 15, 1894 in Guscht , Neumark , † March 29, 1979 in Diepholz ) was a German animal sculptor and painter .
Life
From 1911 to 1914 Edith von Sanden-Guja attended the Düsseldorf Art School . In 1914 she married Walter von Sanden-Guja . Art studies lead her to Königsberg , southern Germany and Austria . She had her studio on her husband's estate in Klein Guja until she fled East Prussia in January 1945 . In 1938 she took part in the Great German Art Exhibition with three works . The von Sanden-Guja couple moved to Hüde after the Second World War .
Works
- book
- Colorful flowers everywhere , Hanover 1963, (together with Walter von Sanden-Guja )
- Bronze sculptures
- Birds based on models from the specimen collection of Walter von Sanden-Guja
- Common raven from the Rossitten ornithological station
- The otter “Ingo” who lived on the Klein Guja estate
- Cormorant in the Diepholz health department
- painting
- Watercolors of fish living in East Prussia
Honors
On November 4, 2011, the district council of the Diepholz district decided on the naming of the Lemförde secondary school . From then on, it was named Von Sanden Oberschule Lemförde in memory of Walter von Sanden-Guja and his wife Edith .
Web links
- Literature by and about Edith von Sanden-Guja in the catalog of the German National Library
- Story by Edith von Sanden-Guja
- Walter von Sanden-Guja: Edith von Sanden-Guja, b. v. Schlüter , biography and representation of animal sculptures (catalog)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Naming of the Von Sanden Oberschule Lemförde (PDF file; 222 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sanden-Guja, Edith von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schlüter, Edith von (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German animal sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guscht , Neumark |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1979 |
| Place of death | Diepholz |