Franz Rickert
Franz Rickert (born January 9, 1904 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † January 1, 1991 ) was a German gold and silversmith and professor of goldsmithing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich .
Life
Franz Rickert, son of the philosopher Heinrich Rickert (1863–1936), studied gold and silversmith's apprenticeship with Adolf von Mayrhofer at the State School for Applied Arts in Munich, passed the master's examination in 1931 and then became head of the goldsmithing class himself Munich School. In 1938 he received a professorship at the Academy for Applied Arts in Munich. In 1946, after the two Munich academies were merged, he continued his professorship at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts . Rickert ended his teaching activity in 1972. His former student Hermann Jünger followed .
In 1933 he received the first golden ring of honor from the Society for Goldsmithing .
Works (selection)
- Apostle Church (Bocholt) : Jerusalem candlestick, baptismal window, twelve concrete glass windows
- St. Martin (Linden) , altar cross
- St. Johann von Capistran (Munich) , tabernacle
- Church of the Resurrection (Schweinfurt) , Jerusalem candlestick (1962)
literature
- Florian Hufnagl (Ed.): Goldsmiths, silversmiths from the Weimar period until today. Franz Rickert, Hermann Jünger, Erhard Hößle, Ulla Mayer, Otto Künzli; in memoriam Franz Rickert. Three generations: teachers, students, teachers . The New Collection, State Museum for Applied Art, Munich, March - May 1993. The New Collection, Munich 1993.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rickert, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German goldsmith and silversmith and professor of goldsmithing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1991 |