Hermann Auf der Heide (sculptor)

Hermann Auf der Heide (* 1932 in Alfhausen ; † March 14, 2003 ibid) was a German sculptor and art educator .

Life

After studying sculpture, he was a member of the college of high school in Bersenbrück from 1969 to 1989 , where he taught crafts and art . A serious illness from 1988 onwards forced him to take early retirement from school. His main works include numerous altars , mainly made of sandstone , as well as various statues such as The Crier in his home village of Alfhausen. Furthermore, a large number of African masks were in his possession, which he exhibited occasionally.

Hermann Auf der Heide died on March 14, 2003 in Alfhausen after a long illness.

Works

The crier

• 1974: Altar made of bronze with relief Storm on the Sea in the Church of the Holy Guardian Angels on Juist
• Door handles and St. Matthias reliquary in the Church of St. Matthias in Osnabrück-Pye
• 1991: Christophorus on the rabbit bridge on federal highway 214 in Bersenbrück
• Tabernacle of the Church of St. Barbara in Osnabrück
• 2003: Celebration altar of St. Johannis Church in Alfhausen
• Altar made of Roman travertine in the Church of St. Nicholas on Baltrum
• The crier in the churchyard in Alfhausen
• School yard sculpture in the school yard of the grammar school in Bersenbrück

literature

• Barbara Geilich: The community of masks. African masks from the Hermann Auf der Heide collection in the Museum Forum der Völker. In: Yearbook 2005 of the New Home and History Association Werl eV , pp. 49–60
• Otto zu Hoene: Hermann Auf der Heide †. In: Heimat-Jahrbuch Osnabrücker Land 2005 , pp. 290–291.

Web links

Commons : Hermann Auf der Heide  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Otto zu Hoene: Hermann Auf der Heide †. In: Heimat-Jahrbuch Osnabrücker Land 2005. , pp. 290–291.
2. ↑ Website bersenbrueck-tourismus.de on the Christophorus figure