Hans Traxler

Hans Johann Georg Traxler (born May 21, 1929 in Herrlich , Czechoslovakia ) is a German painter , cartoonist , illustrator and children's book author . It belongs to the New Frankfurt School .

biography

Traxler was born to Austrian parents in Bohemia and grew up in Sangerberg . After the young draftsman first went to Regensburg in 1945 , he moved to Frankfurt am Main in 1951 , where, after an interlude as a caricaturist in the service of the later pardon publisher Hans A. Nikel , he studied painting at the Städelschule . In the course of his further activities as a cartoonist, he met Chlodwig Poth , who, like Traxler, is also one of the most important representatives of the New Frankfurt School.

From 1962 he wrote articles for Pardon and numerous books. With his first book publication he already gained a certain degree of popularity. In The Truth About Hansel and Gretel , he reported under the pseudonym Georg Ossegg on alleged research into the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel . Because of the book, which Heinz Rölleke described as “one of the best fairy tale research satirises, if not the best ever”, Traxler was investigated for fraud.

In 1979 he co-founded the satirical magazine Titanic . Based on a half-sentence in a Titanic article , he and Peter Knorr (texts) created “Pear” as a caricature by Helmut Kohl . In addition, from 1980 he published his own series in Zeit-Magazin , worked for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , the Süddeutsche Zeitung and others.

For the 90th birthday of Hans Traxler, the Caricatura Museum in Frankfurt dedicated a special exhibition to him from May 27 to September 22, 2019.

Awards

• 2003: Binding Culture Prize
• 2006: Göttingen Elch for his life's work
• 2007: German Caricature Award for his life's work
• 2012: Ludwig Emil Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau
• 2012: Caricature Prize of the German Lawyers
• 2014: Goethe plaque from the city of Frankfurt am Main
• 2015: Wilhelm Busch Prize
• 2017: Sondermann Prize for comic art
• 2018: Friedrich Stoltze Prize

Works

Own books

I monument in Frankfurt

• The truth about Hansel and Gretel . Bärmeier and Nikel, Frankfurt a. M. 1963 (first publication)
• The trip to Jerusalem and eight other picture stories: in memoriam Paul VI. Two thousand and one , Frankfurt a. M. 1978
• Five dogs inherit a million. Deutscher Bücherbund, Stuttgart 1979 (children's book)
• Once upon a time there was a man. Insel Verlag , Frankfurt a. M. 1979, ISBN 3-458-32154-3 (children's book)
• Yesterday's people. Diogenes Verlag , Zurich 1981, ISBN 3-257-00304-8 .
• Pear. The book about the chancellor. A primer for the young vegetables and the clean fruits in this our country. Two thousand and one, Frankfurt a. M. 1983 (together with Peter Knorr )
• Once upon a time there was a pig. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1984, ISBN 3-458-32480-1 (children's book)
• The mighty Max. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1984, ISBN 3-257-00645-4 (children's book, together with Peter Knorr)
• Freud in crisis. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1988, ISBN 3-257-21687-4 .
• Ode to Hemingway. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-257-21713-7 .
• The great Gorbi. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1990, ISBN 3-257-02032-5 .
• The man, the pig and the ABC. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1991, ISBN 3-458-16213-5 (children's book)
• From the life of the gummy bears. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1992, ISBN 3-257-02039-2 .
• How Adam learned to count. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1993, ISBN 3-257-00799-X .
• The return of the gummy bears. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1994, ISBN 3-257-02048-1 .
• Trio: picture stories. Haffmans Verlag , Zurich 1994, ISBN 3-251-00266-X .
• If cows had propellers. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1995, ISBN 3-257-00823-6 (children's book)
• It was dark, the moon was shining brightly. Carl Hanser Verlag , Munich 1996, ISBN 3-446-18694-8 (children's book, together with Nelly Singer )
• Paula, the light goose. Diogenes Verlag, Zurich 1998, ISBN 3-257-00847-3 (children's book)
• All of me! Two thousand and one, Frankfurt a. M. 1999
• The pious crocodile. Two thousand and one, Frankfurt a. M. 2001, ISBN 3-86150-387-5 .
• The Guardian Angel Book. Sanssouci Verlag , Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7254-1254-5 .
• Come on, Emil, we're going home! Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-446-20434-2 (children's book)
• Picture poems. Sanssouci Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7254-1326-6 .
• The devil book. Sanssouci Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7254-1304-5 .
• The ABC of animals. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 2005, ISBN 3-458-34817-4 .
• Stadelmann's secret. Goethe Museum , Frankfurt a. M. 2006, ISBN 978-3-9811109-0-6 .
• The truth about Hansel and Gretel. The documentation of the fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm. With photographs by Peter Tresckow and Wilkin H. Spitta. Reclam-Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-15-018495-0 (republication)
• My classics. Picture poems. Reclam-Verlag , Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-15-018547-6 .
• Franz - The boy who wanted to be a marmot. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-446-23328-7 .
• Cartoons. Reclam-Verlag, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-15-010710-2 .
• Me, God and the world. New picture poems. Reclam-Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-15-010785-0 .
• South: A summer poem . Reclam-Verlag, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-15-010925-0 .
• Willi - the cat that got bigger and bigger. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-446-24653-9 .
• A storm low over the Hausen swimming pool. Edition Büchergilde, Frankfurt am Main 2015, ISBN 978-3-86406-046-5 .
• Eddy. The elephant who preferred to stay small. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-446-25491-6 .
• Sniffler. The German Dachshund . Insel Verlag, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-458-75818-1 .
• Mom why am I not a chicken - Childhood memories. Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-458-20035-2 .

As an illustrator

• Eckhard Henscheid : Completed cases: pictures of German people. Two thousand and one, Frankfurt a. M. 1986
• Eugen Roth : Eugen Roth's birthday book. 1995
• Eugen Roth: Eugen Roth for bon vivants. 1995
• Franz Hohler : The eaten book: a continuation story. Schöffling & Co. , Frankfurt a. M. 1996, ISBN 3-89561-051-8 .
• Christian Morgenstern : My morning star. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. and Leipzig 1996 ( Insel-Bücherei 1280), ISBN 3-458-19270-0 .
• Eugen Roth: Human and Brute. 1997
• Eugen Roth: A person. 1998
• Eugen Roth: The last person. 1998
• Peter Härtling : I'm in such good spirits: Goethe for children. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1998, ISBN 3-458-16915-6 .
• The untalented Goethe: the poet in displeasing testimonies from those who lived with him (the friends of the house at the turn of the year). Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-446-19352-9 .
• Roda Roda : red vest and monocle: the new Roda Roda book. Paul Zsolnay Verlag , Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-552-04942-8 (also publisher)
• Susan Stern : These Strange German Ways. Atlantik-Brücke, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 978-3-925744-09-9 .
• Eugen Roth: The miracle doctor. 2000
• Eugen Roth: New recipes from the miracle doctor. 2000
• Mark Twain : Stroll through Germany. Book guild Gutenberg , Frankfurt a. M. 2004, ISBN 3-7632-5428-5 .
• Peter Härtling: Schiller for children. 2004
• Heinrich Heine : Germany. A winterstory. Edited by Werner Bellmann . Reclam-Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-15-010589-4 .
• Peter Härtling: I am a musician: Mozart for children. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 2005, ISBN 3-458-17265-3 .
• Peter Härtling: Heine for children. 2006
• Peter Härtling: Ringelnatz for children: when you blow a snail. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 2006, ISBN 978-3-458-35056-9 .
• Jan Weiler : Is there a football god? Kindler Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-463-40501-6 .
• Hans Well : All-round: a musical journey around the world and back to the Ammersee. Kein & Aber , Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-0369-5509-4 (children's songs)
• Peter Härtling: Eichendorff for children: you just hit the magic word. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 2007, ISBN 3-458-17364-1 .
• HJ Simm (ed.): Magic fairy tales for children and adults. 2008
• Volker Mosbrugger : Darwin for children and adults: the immense diversity of plants and animals. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 2008, ISBN 978-3-458-17412-7 .
• Joseph von Eichendorff : From the life of a good-for-nothing. Edited by Hartwig Schultz . Reclam-Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-15-010626-6 .
• Kurt Tucholsky : Gripsholm Castle . Edition Book Guild, Frankfurt a. M. 2011, ISBN 978-3-940111-88-3 .

As editor

• 1984: HM Bateman : love at first sight. Haffmans Verlag , Zurich 1984, ISBN 978-3-251-00039-5 .
• 1985: Manfred Deix : Satires from Vienna. Two thousand and one , Frankfurt a. M. 1985.
• 1996: Bernd Pfarr : Funny pictures. Two thousand and one, Frankfurt a. M. 1996, ISBN 3-86150-167-8 .

Movie

• 1987: Ossegg. The truth about Hansel and Gretel. Director: Thees Klahn, in leading roles: Jean-Pierre Léaud , Hark Bohm , Alfred Edel
• 1990: Gorbi a lot. TV film by Wolfgang Kabisch with Traxler in a double role

theatre

• 1985: La aventura formidable del hombrecillo indomable. At the Teatro Albahaca , Madrid

Others

• Ich-Denkmal , 2005 (on the banks of the Main between Gerbermühle and Rudererdorf in Frankfurt's green belt ; since 2007 also in Kassel , Brüder-Grimm-Platz)
• The New Frankfurt School , the bronze elk sculpture in front of the Caricatura Museum in Frankfurt

literature

• Oliver Maria Schmitt : The harshest critics of the moose. The New Frankfurter School in words and lines and pictures. Fest, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-8286-0109-X

Web links

Commons : Hans Traxler  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Hans Traxler in the catalog of the German National Library
• Interview with photo in the SZ on the occasion of his 80th birthday
• Radio section on Traxler and The Truth About Hansel and Gretel

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Musenblätter.de
2. ↑ Hans Traxler. For the ninetieth. Caricatura Museum, accessed June 1, 2019
3. ^ Wilhelm Busch Prize