Holger Börnsen

Holger Helge Heinrich Börnsen (born October 15, 1931 in Hamburg ; † September 9, 2019 there ) was a German graphic artist , draftsman , painter and illustrator who, among other things, designed postage stamps for the Deutsche Bundespost .

Life

Grave of Holger Börnsen, Ohlsdorf Cemetery , June 2020

Grave of Holger Börnsen, back side, June 2020

Holger Börnsen was born in 1931 as the son of John Börnsen (1892–1972), also Jonny (in the Hamburg address book also Jam ), and his wife Eva († 1984) in Tangstedter Landstrasse 225 in Hamburg-Langenhorn , where he grew up with three siblings . His father, later teacher taught drawing at the Lichtwark , including students Loki Glaser and Helmut Schmidt . He was introduced to art at an early age. After his primary school years from 1939 to 1943 at the Heerskamp School in Hamburg-Langenhorn, now the Fritz Schumacher School , from 1943 he attended the superstructure of the Ratsmühlendamm school in Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel . After graduating from school, an apprenticeship as a typesetter followed . From 1952 to 1956 he studied painting, free graphics with Alfred Mahlau and writing at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts .

After completing his studies, he started his own business as a commercial artist. In 1956 or 1957 he married the artist and ceramist Karin Yvonne Heerde and moved into an apartment with her in 1957 at Isestraße 6 in Hamburg-Harvestehude . From the late 1950s, he designed programs for the music event series, the new work of the NDR . According to an interview, he bought the row house Immenbarg 15 in Hamburg-Langenhorn in 1960 and moved in with his wife where he lived until his death.

He designed his first postage stamp as a result of a competition organized by the Deutsche Bundespost . Other stamp designs followed, not a few of which went into print from 1962 to 1992. He also created some drafts for first day covers and first day cancellations from his hand. He also held a teaching position at a “Hamburg University of Design” .

In May 1991 he created the first of a series of portrait drawings from Langenhorn personalities, which are included in his interview section Who is it? in the monthly magazine De Börner - Heimatblatt für Langenhorn and Ochsenzoll from the June / July 1991 issue. Since January 1958 the magazine was a merger of the settlement magazine De Börner of the Fritz-Schumacher-Siedlung and the magazine Heimatblatt für Langenhorn und Ochsenzoll . Over the years he has brought illustrations, articles and photos to the magazine. Today De Börner is again just a settlement magazine, while the homeland paper for Langenhorn and Ochsenzoll has been renamed Langenhorner Rundschau .

On his travels to Bornholm , Spain , Corsica , Paris , Mallorca and in the Allgäu he created many drawings and paintings , including sketches of landscapes, buildings, street scenes and faces. Painted ceramic works are also part of his oeuvre . The artist couple Börnsen have three daughters, one of whom lives in Corsica.

Holger Börnsen died on September 9, 2019 and was buried in close family circles in the Ohlsdorf cemetery. His urn grave is located south of Chapel 12.

Karin Börnsen was chairwoman of the Buddhist Society Hamburg eV for a while. It is very possible that Holger Börnsen was also a Buddhist . According to Buddhist teaching, a person's body consists of the five elements earth, water, fire, air and emptiness, which dissolve into one another in the process of dying. The five elements seem to be symbolized by the five objects on the grave: the earth by the largest stone, the water by the bluish stone, the fire by the sun, the air by the bird and the void by the hole in the stone the hole.

Works

Postage stamps

image	description	Values in pennies	Issue date	Edition	Michel no.
	Welfare stamps , Snow White - Deutsche Bundespost Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm The stepmother looks in the mirror	7 + 3	October 10, 1962	12,150,000	385
	Snow White serves the seven dwarfs	10 + 5	October 10, 1962	16,900,000	386
	Snow White has bitten off the poisoned apple	20 + 10	October 10, 1962	14,000,000	387
	Snow White lies mourned in the glass coffin	40 + 20	October 10, 1962	8,050,000	388
	Welfare stamps, the wolf and the seven young goats - Deutsche Bundespost Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm The mother leaves the house	10 + 5	September 23, 1963	13,934,000	408
	The wolf tries to deceive the little kids with a whitewashed paw to get into the house	15 + 5	September 23, 1963	14,861,000	409
	The wolf chases the little kids, one of which jumps into the grandfather clock to hide there	20 + 10	September 23, 1963	16,614,000	410
	The wolf falls into the well	40 + 20	September 23, 1963	8,191,000	411
	Welfare stamps, Sleeping Beauty - Deutsche Bundespost Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm The evil fairy curses Sleeping Beauty	10 + 5	October 6, 1964	45,496,000	447
	Sleeping Beauty meets an old woman who is sitting at a spinning wheel	15 + 5	October 6, 1964	14,739,000	448
	The prince meets the sleeping Sleeping Beauty	20 + 10	October 6, 1964	16,678,000	449
	Everyone in the castle wakes up and the cook slaps the kitchen boy in the face	40 + 20	October 6, 1964	8,106,000	450
	Welfare stamps, Sleeping Beauty - Deutsche Bundespost Berlin Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm The evil fairy curses Sleeping Beauty	10 + 5	October 6, 1964	4,426,000	237
	Sleeping Beauty meets an old woman who is sitting at a spinning wheel	15 + 5	October 6, 1964	3,158,000	238
	The prince meets the sleeping Sleeping Beauty	20 + 10	October 6, 1964	3,111,000	239
	The cook slaps the kitchen boy in the face	40 + 20	October 6, 1964	3,073,000	240
	Surcharge stamps , for the youth, animal welfare - Deutsche Bundespost A boy stands protectively between a car and a family of ducks so that they can cross the street safely	20 + 10	4th February 1972	5,463,000	711
	A man with a rifle chases hares and a deer	25 + 10	4th February 1972	5,561,000	712
	A girl tries to protect a bird from a cat	30 + 15	4th February 1972	5,952,000	713
	A boy with a stick annoys a swan who is fighting	60 + 30	4th February 1972	5,225,000	714
	Surcharge stamps, for the youth, animal welfare - Deutsche Bundespost Berlin A boy on a ladder tries to get the eggs of a bird's nest	10 + 5	4th February 1972	2,820,000	418
	A girl happily holds kittens in her arms while a man walks up with an open sack	25 + 10	4th February 1972	2,752,000	419
	A man wants to beat a chained dog with a whip	30 + 15	4th February 1972	2,755,000	420
	A hedgehog is walking, a deer is standing in the headlights of an approaching car	60 + 30	4th February 1972	2,741,000	421
	Holy year - Deutsche Bundespost Floor plan of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome	50	February 14, 1975	31,000,000	834
	300th anniversary of the death of Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676) - Deutsche Bundespost Beginning of the song you command your way	40	May 13, 1976	33,400,000	893
	Till Eulenspiegel - German Federal Post Office Illustrations for the books of the same name	50	January 13, 1977	30,650,000	922
	250th anniversary of the death of Johann Andreas Eisenbarth (1663–1727) - Deutsche Bundespost Illustrations with traveling surgeon , assistants and customers	50	November 10, 1977	29,900,000	953
	25 years of membership of the Federal Republic of Germany in NATO - Deutsche Bundespost	100	January 10, 1980	21,630,000	1034
	100 years of the Kiel Week - Deutsche Bundespost Stylized sailing regatta	60	May 5th 1982	30,250,000	1132
	150 years Das Rauhe Haus - Deutsche Bundespost Johann Hinrich Wichern and children in front of the Rauhen Haus	80	August 11, 1983	39,850,000	1186
	Welfare stamps, miniatures based on motifs from the borders of a medieval prayer book - Deutsche Bundespost Flowers, strawberry and butterfly	50 + 20	October 15, 1985	14,750,000	1259
	Flowers, butterflies and bird	60 + 30	October 15, 1985	9,730,000	1260
	Flowers, berries and snail	80 + 40	October 15, 1985	19,410,000	1261
	Flowers, snail and butterfly	120 + 60	October 15, 1985	6,130,000	1262
	Welfare stamps, miniatures based on motifs from the borders of a medieval prayer book - Deutsche Bundespost Berlin Flowers, berries, birds and insects	50 + 20	October 15, 1985	9,490,000	744
	Flowers, berries, birds and insects	60 + 30	October 15, 1985	7,000,000	745
	Flowers, berries, birds and insects	80 + 40	October 15, 1985	11,340,000	746
	Flowers, berries, birds and insects	120 + 60	October 15, 1985	3,970,000	747
	1250th birthday of Saint Liudger (around 742–809) - Deutsche Bundespost Miniature from Vita Liudgeri , 11th century: Ludgerus was ordained bishop	100	May 7, 1992	31,490,000	1610

First day letters (selection)

• 1980: 25 years of membership in NATO , design of the postage stamp and the first day cancellation on behalf of the German Federal Post Office and the special cover for the company Hermann E. Sieger GmbH
• 1982: 100 years of Kieler Woche , draft of the postage stamp and the first day cancellation on behalf of the German Federal Post Office and the special cover for Hermann E. Sieger GmbH
• 1983: 150 years of Das Rauhe Haus Hamburg , draft of the postage stamp and the first day cancellation on behalf of the German Federal Post Office and the special cover for Hermann E. Sieger GmbH

Graphics (selection)

Dimensions: width × height

• 1951: Negro ballet , linocut , hand press print, 33.5 × 25 cm on sheet format 59 × 42.2 cm (on thin paper) - private collection, Hamburg
• 1978: Friedlandhilfe , alternative design as a hand-signed graphic in Edition Borek Briefmarken-Grafik 78 , edition: 500
• 1982: Alternative design as a hand-signed graphic on Fabriano - laid paper in the Edition Borek Briefmarken-Grafik 82 , sheet size: 31.7 × 39.7 cm, edition: 500
• 1982: 100 years Kieler Woche , color silkscreen on Fabriano handmade paper, sheet size: 31.7 cm × 39.7 cm, edition: 500

Illustrations (selection)

• Helene Will-Beuermann: Tür und Tor , work folder 2, drawings by Holger Börnsen, Ellermann, Hamburg 1957
• Cornelius van der Horst : Die Bendlerstrasse , cover and binding design by Holger Börnsen, Holsten-Verlag, Hamburg 1958
• Friedrich Hebbel : Heinz Hermann Stolte , cover and binding design by Holger Börnsen, Holsten-Verlag, Hamburg 1965
• Hans Henle: The new Middle East , cover and binding design by Holger Börnsen, Holsten-Verlag, Hamburg 1966
• Brigitte and Wilfried Pioch: God, you love me - How we pray with our children , graphic design by Holger Börnsen, Rauhen Haus agency , Hamburg 1968
• Kurt Rabstein: Our marriage now begins , with illustrations by Holger Börnsen, Rauhen Haus agency , Hamburg 1969
• Bodo Kugelmann: Small pony primer , with illustrations by Holger Börnsen, Carlsen Verlag , Hamburg 1972
• Hans-Günther Freitag: From Mönckeberg to Hagenbeck , dust jacket design by Holger Börnsen (using a photo), Hansa-Verlag, Hamburg 1973
• Detlev Block : The world belongs to my God , title page and illustrations by Holger Börnsen, Rauhen Haus agency , Hamburg 1975, ISBN 9783760001371
• Walter Eckel: Hiking with children on Corsica , cover by Holger Börnsen, Dr. Götze, Hamburg 1983
• Walter Eckel: Hamburg series of images for language promotion , educational design: Walter Eckel, drawings: Holger Börnsen and Gizela Hudler, self-published by Walter Eckel, 2004 (10th edition)
• Erwin Möller, Bernado Peters-Velasquez: Langenhorner Geschichte (n) , Books on Demand , 2013, portrait drawing (excerpt) Michael Behrmann (former chairman of the Langenhorner Bürger- und Heimatverein eV ), page 21, ISBN 978-3-7322-5352- 4th
• Picture booklets of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg , at least one draft cover for issues 1 to 7

Exhibitions (selection)

• 1991: From the draft to the finished postage stamp , Zacchaeus Church, Hamburg-Langenhorn
• 2013: Exhibition of portrait drawings from two decades for the Langenhorn Contemporary Witness project of the Langenhorn Citizens' Association and Local History Association in the Steg district office, Langenhorner Markt
• 2014 and 2015 (among others): Participation in exhibitions at the Börner Künstlertreff with travel sketches and portrait drawings, Hamburg-Langenhorn

literature

• Kurt Kranz : Music Programs . In: Nutzgraphik - International Advertising Art , August 1963, pp. 36–39 ( digitized version )
• Manfred Schwark: Who is it . In: De Börner , July 1997, p. 8 ( digitized version )
• Klaus Timm: Barefoot , Volume 46, letter to my friend Holger Börnsen , Hamburg 2014
• Klaus Timm: Barfuss , Volume 47, letter to my friend Holger Börnsen (various additions), Hamburg 2014
• Klaus Timm: Barefoot , Volume 61, Holger Börnsen, graphic artist, musician, shaman , Hamburg 2016
• Peter Bröcker: A flourish for Börni . In: De Börner , November 2016, pp. 4–5 u. Title page ( PDF file )
• An artist's heart has stopped beating . And Peter Bröcker: A flourish for Börni (abridged). In: De Börner , October 2019, pp. 4–5 u. Title page ( PDF file )

Web links

Commons : Holger Börnsen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Karin Börnsen (author and reader): Violence and powerlessness , radio report by the Buddhist Society Hamburg on the radio station NDR Info , 2002 (on YouTube )
• Karin Börnsen (author and reader): Stiller Geist - Klarer Geist , radio report by the Buddhist Society Hamburg on the radio station NDR Info , 2003 (on YouTube )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Names of the parents in the article Langenhorner Blumenaquarelle by Eva Börnsen in De Börner , September / October 1991
2. ↑ Article Die "Entarteten" - a German stroke of luck by Helmut Schmidt, Die Zeit , June 19, 1987
3. ↑ John Börnsen in What else I wanted to say by Helmut Schmidt, pages 31 and 33
4. ↑ Article Klein (st) kunst im Käkenflur , De Börner , March / April 1991
5. ↑ Short biography of Holger Börnsen on bund-forum.de
6. ↑ Pages 36–39 , article on music programs by Kurt Kranz in the magazine Nutzgraphik - International Advertising Art , August 1963
7. ↑ Interview Who is it? by Manfred Schwark in De Börner , July 1997, p. 8
8. ↑ In the Hamburg address book Börnsen is only listed under the address from 1962, so that the couple may also have lived there since 1961.
9. ^ Peter Bröcker: A flourish for Börni . In: De Börner , November 2016, p. 4
10. ↑ First portrait drawing of the interview section Who is it? in De Börner , Heimatblatt for Langenhorn and Ochsenzoll, June / July 1991
11. ↑ One of the illustrations in De Börner , January 2003
12. ↑ PDF file Langenhorner Rundschau , January 2017, p. 2
13. ↑ Mention of the wall plate in Langenhorn's flower watercolors by Eva Börnsen in De Börner , November / December 1991
14. ↑ Gino Leineweber : The Journey to Freedom - The Paths of an American Buddhist Monk , Verlag Expeditions, BoD, Norderstedt 2020, p. 233, ISBN 978-3-947911-29-5 (view on Google Books )
15. ↑ Buddhist burial - an overview of the process and costs on bestattungsvergleich.de
16. ↑ First Day Cover 25 years of membership in NATO
17. ↑ First Day Cover 100 Years of Boar Week
18. ↑ First Day Cover 150 Years Das Rauhe Haus Hamburg
19. ↑ Description of Erstagsbriefes 150 years The Gray House Hamburg
20. ↑ There is currently only one article on the Negro ballet in English-language Wikipedia: Les Ballets Nègres . The Negerballet also made a guest appearance in the Hamburg State Theater in 1951.
21. ↑ Guest performance of the black African ballet troupe "Les Ballets Nègres" by Berto Pasuka in Düsseldorf on deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de
22. ↑ Negro ballet / dance - keep belly dancing . In: Der Spiegel , May 9, 1951
23. ↑ Illustration ( memento from June 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) of the graphic and information on the graphic on elke-rehder.de . Sold to Hamburg on July 8, 2020 (date of delivery note). Arrival July 9th.
24. ↑ Illustration and information on color silkscreen 100 Years of the Kiel Week
25. ↑ Information on the book Die Bendlerstrasse
26. ↑ Information on the book Heinz Hermann Stolte from 1965
27. ^ Illustration of the book The New Middle East from 1966
28. ↑ Information on the book The New Middle East from 1966
29. ↑ Information on the book From Mönckeberg to Hagenbeck
30. ↑ Illustration of the book My God owns the world
31. ↑ Name of the illustrator of the book The world belongs to my God
32. ↑ Information about the book
33. ↑ Illustration of the portrait drawing
34. ↑ Information on the picture books
35. ↑ Article ( Memento of March 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) about the exhibition at the Langenhorner Zeitzeugen project , in Wir vom Langenhorner Markt , June 2013, page 3
36. ↑ Exhibition 2014
37. ↑ Exhibition 2015
38. ↑ Klaus Timm complete works directory on the website of the Barfuss Galerie Klaus Timm
39. ↑ radio reports on bghh.de

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