Heinrich Graefenstein

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Heinrich Graefenstein (* 1936 in Hattorf am Harz ; † 1999 ) was a German designer and photographer .

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Heinrich Graefenstein grew up in Hanover and Lemgo . He studied design, photography and film in Bielefeld from 1954 to 1958 and was an intern for theater photography and directing at the Brecht-Bühne ( Theater am Schiffbauerdamm ) in Berlin in 1955/56 . From 1957 to 1959 he made experimental films. He settled in Bielefeld, where he had been working as a freelance advertising photographer since 1960. From 1977 to 1979 and from 1985 to 1986 he taught photography, film and video design at the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences . He contributed to the design of numerous illustrated books and also published his own photo books about Lemgo, Bielefeld and Rheda-Wiedenbrück .

As a cineast , Heinrich Graefenstein campaigned for the memory of the film director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau in his hometown Bielefeld. He suggested naming a street to Murnau and suggested putting a memorial plaque on the building at Bahnhofstrasse 6, where the birthplace used to be. On Gräfenstein's initiative, the Bielefeld Murnau Film Prize has been awarded since 1988. In 1988 he designed the most comprehensive exhibition on the life and work of Murnau to date, for which a catalog was also published.

Publications with the participation of Heinrich Graefenstein

  • 1961: Lemgo: The old Hanseatic city. A picture chronicle. Design: Heinrich Graefenstein. Weege, Lemgo (2nd edition 1970)
  • 1964: Minden, the city on the Weser. Design: Heinrich Graefenstein. Bruns, Minden.
  • 1980: Lemgo. Presence of a historical city. Photographs by Heinrich Graefenstein. Text contributions: Joachim Huppelsberg. Bielefeld.
  • 1988: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau: 1888–1988. Exhibition catalog for the exhibition of the same name in Bielefeld from October 26, 1988 to November 25, 1988 and in Düsseldorf from December 1, 1988 to January 15, 1989. With contributions by Uta Berg-Ganschow. Design: Heinrich Graefenstein. Bielefelder Verlags-Anstalt, Bielefeld
  • 1990: Lemgo. Photos: Heinrich Graefenstein. Text: Michael Wessing. Bielefeld
  • 1991: attempts at style. Historicism in the 19th century. Catalog for the exhibition of the same name from September 8 to December 17, 1991. Color photos: Heinrich Gräfenstein. Bielefeld
  • 1994: The altar of the old town Nicolaikirche in Bielefeld. Text: Monika Bachtler. Photographs by Heinrich Graefenstein. Hörnemann, Bielefeld
  • 1995: Bielefeld: City on a large scale. Photos: Heinrich Graefenstein. Foreword: Reinhard Vogelsang. Captions: Karl-Heinz Kruse and Heinrich Gräfenstein. Gieselmann, Bielefeld
  • 1996: One hand from the stereo off. To Murnau's photographs. From Heinrich Graefenstein. In: FilmGeschichte, No. 7/8, June 1996.
  • 1996: Rheda-Wiedenbrück - The twin cities. Gieselmann, Bielefeld
  • 2000: So that it is light and warm ... History of Stadtwerke Bielefeld by Peter Stuckhard. Photos: Heinrich Graefenstein. Gieselmann, Bielefeld

References and comments

  1. ↑ Place and year of birth from the blurb of the book Rheda-Wiedenbrück - Die Doppelstadt . Gieselmann, Bielefeld 1996
  2. ^ Year of death after: Historical retrospective Bielefeld: December 28, 1888: The director and film pioneer Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau was born in Bielefeld. Accessed March 25, 2020
  3. ↑ According to the blurb of the book Rheda-Wiedenbrück - Die Doppelstadt . Gieselmann, Bielefeld 1996
  4. ↑ Cornelia Filter: Whom the Province honors. Why Wim Wenders received an award. In: Die Zeit vom March 22, 1991, accessed on March 25, 2020
  5. ↑ Judith Günther: The father of the moving camera. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau was born in Bielefeld 130 years ago . In: Westfalen-Blatt of December 29, 2018, accessed on March 25, 2020
  6. ^ According to the Murnau Society
personal data
SURNAME Graefenstein, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German designer and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Hattorf am Harz
DATE OF DEATH 1999