Friederike Stolz
Friederike Renate Stolz (born January 23, 1913 in Linz ; † July 14, 1989 in Gallspach ) was an Austrian ceramist and sculptor .
Live and act
Friederike Stolz is the daughter of the Linz zoologist and taxidermist Bernhard Stolz , who works as an employee of the Upper Austrian State Museum u. a. 1897 to 1906 designed the animals of the Linz grotto railway .
She first received vocal training at the Linz Conservatory before starting her studies at the Vienna Art Academy .
She expanded her knowledge during a two-year stay in Italy , where stucco work , stained glass windows and mosaics were created. From 1938 she received orders for reliefs , busts , statues , fountains, etc. a. m., which also found official recognition from the Third Reich and u. a. with the Gaukulturpreis Oberdonau 1941 (recognition award) and with the professional and honorary title Professor hc .
After the Linz Grotto Railway was destroyed by a bomb, Friederike Stolz presented plans for the new construction. In 1946, she and a team of eight ceramists were commissioned to carry them out and is considered the "mother of the Linz Grotto Railway" .
Then she continued her artistic work with war memorials , bronze statues, church renovations and ceramic work.
Awards
- Certificate of Recognition from the City of Linz (1987)
- Silver Merit of the Province of Upper Austria (1988)
- Professional title Professor hc
Works (selection)
- Relief portrait of Adalbert Stifter (1938), Linz, originally in the Boys Secondary School 1, which was renamed Adalbert Stifter School in 1938, in the Academic Gymnasium Linz since 1951
- Mask group and two cartouches for the stage portal in the Redoutensaal of the Linz State Theater (during the Second World War)
- Christophorus statue, Perg , Hafnerplatz (1950)
- Frieze on the Friedenskirche , Linz, Wildenbergstrasse (1950)
- Sea lion, Linz, Linke Brückenstraße (1970)
- Penguins, Linz, Hölderlinstrasse (1961)
- Redesign of the Linz grotto railway on Pöstlingberg, which was destroyed by a bomb hit (1946 to 1948)
exhibition
In the exhibition Linz Blick. Cityscapes in Art 1909 to 2009 in Linz, 2009, on the occasion of Linz 2009 - European Capital of Culture , the artist's work, in particular the miniature of the Linz main square in the Linz grotto railway, was mentioned.
literature
- Christian Hager : 90 years Linzer Grottenbahn , in: Oberösterreichische Heimatblätter , 50th year, issue 3, Institute for Folk Culture (Ed.), Linz 1996, p. 302ff, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
Publications
- With Gertrude Maleschinski : The Linzer Grottenbahn, Märchenwelt , Linz AG (publisher) several editions, Linz 1960 and 1980
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernd Kreuzer: Reichsgau Oberdonau, Aspects, Volume 1, Linz 2004, p. 173
- ↑ The Linzer Grottenbahn has been in operation since 1906, in: Webpräsenz Linzansichten ( Memento of the original of March 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 26, 2013
- ↑ Die Grottenbahn, in: Upper Austria website , accessed on May 26, 2013
- ↑ The ceramist and sculptor Friederike Stolz was born in Linz in 1913 , in: 100 years of the Grottenbahn, Zwergenreich, Märchenwelt, Festschrift 100 Years of the Grottenbahn 1906 to 2006 (PDF; 1.2 MB), requested on May 26, 2013
- ↑ Dwarf fun in the Grottenbahn, in: Linz AG website , accessed on May 26, 2013
- ↑ Friederike Stolz, in: Basis-wien web presence , requested on May 26, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Proud, Friederike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Proud, Friederike Renate |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor and ceramist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1989 |
| Place of death | Gallspach , Upper Austria , Austria |