Harro Maass
Harro Maass (* 1939 on the North Sea island of Wangerooge ) is a German illustrator and painter.
Life
Maass grew up Wangerooge and studied at the Fachhochschule Niederrhein in Krefeld the subject Graphic Design . He then worked for various advertising agencies in Düsseldorf as a layouter and art director until 1974 . From this date he worked as a freelance nature illustrator and portrait painter.
Maass has lived and worked in Ratingen in the Rhineland since 1978 . On his travels within Europe, in Africa as well as North and South America, he finds the motifs for his depictions of the natural regions of this earth that are to be protected. He carried out commissioned work for the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Global Nature Fund and produced illustrations for magazines such as Hörzu , GEO , Merian , National Geographic Germany and Der Spiegel .
Prizes and awards
- 2007: Silver Eagle Owl of the Museum Heineanum , Halberstadt, audience award.
- 2011: Silver Eagle Owl, Jury Award and Audience Award.
- 2011: Environmental Statement Award , Artists for Conservation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Solo exhibitions
- 1997: Museum Alexander Koenig , Bonn.
- 1999: Löbbecke Museum Aquazoo, Düsseldorf.
- 2001: Krefeld Zoo .
- 2001: Rosenheim Cultural Center, Rosenheim.
- 2006: Museum Mensch und Natur , Munich.
- 2008: Kleiner Kursaal, Wangerooge.
- 2009: Museum of Natural History Chemnitz , Chemnitz.
- 2010: Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz , Görlitz.
- 2012: Wadden Sea Visitor Center, Wilhelmshaven
Publications
- 1981: Illustrations in: What does the frog do in winter? Schwann, Düsseldorf, ISBN 3-590-37138-2 .
- 1981: Illustrations in: Where is the stork in winter? Pedagogical Verlag Schwann, Düsseldorf, ISBN 3-590-37140-4 .
- 1982: Dutch: De trek van de ooievaar . Unieboek / Van Recmst, Bussum, The Netherlands, ISBN 90-269-0592-0 .
- 1983: Illustrations in: In der Hecke. 2nd Edition. Schwann, Düsseldorf, ISBN 3-590-37134-X .
- 1983: Illustrations in: Fledermaus und Löwenzahn. 3. Edition. Pestalozzi-Verlag, Erlangen, ISBN 3-590-38016-0 .
- 1984: with Veronika Maass: The pond . Schwann, Düsseldorf, ISBN 3-590-37153-6 .
- 1996: with Carmen Rohrbach : Where does the little bear live? A picture book to read aloud, to read and to play with. Ravensburger Buchverlag, Ravensburg, ISBN 3-473-33420-0 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Boundless: (Migratory) birds by Harro Maass , accessed on September 23, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maass, Harro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German illustrator and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wangerooge |