Ilse Wende-Lungershausen

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Ilse Wende-Lungershausen (born July 9, 1900 in Berlin ; † August 22, 1991 in Ravensburg ) was a German illustrator . She always signed with –LUNGERS– –HAUSEN–.

Life

Ilse Wende-Lungershausen first attended a private art school in Berlin, trained at the Reimann School around 1927 and later worked as a fashion draftsman in the Gerson department store . Her main career as an illustrator extends from the 1920s to the 1960s. In 1933 she illustrated a National Socialist propaganda book for children, the author of which was her husband Bernhard Wende the Elder. But she became known for her lovingly executed depictions of children. She created over a hundred children's books, 62 covers for young people's books - a. a. for Johanna Spyri ( Heidi ) - countless paper dolls, games and around 200 postcard motifs, mainly in watercolor technique . She also designed dolls for the Schildkröt company and created a large number of fashion and advertising illustrations, among others. a. for Blendax and Hipp. Her work was continued in a very similar style by her son Klaus Bernhard Wende (artist name NIKO).

Works (selection)

  • Klaus - the Hitler Youth from Bernhard Wende the Elder Ä., Kunst & Vaterland Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin 1933
  • In Leuchtensee. And: on the gold dump. Two short stories for the youth by Johanna Spyri , A. Weichert Verlag, Berlin, 1936
  • Cornelli is brought up. Story for children and also for those who love children by Johanna Spyri , A. Weichert Verlag, Berlin, 1936
  • The soldier's child by Käthe Miethe , A. Weichert Verlag, Berlin, 1937
  • Forty boys at Reinek Castle. Funny adventures and pranks in the vacation home of Alma Auswald-Heller, Herold-Verlag GmbH, Stuttgart, 1938 and Herold-Verlag Brück KG, Stuttgart, 1952
  • Various postcard motifs for Carl Werner Verlag, Reichenbach / Vogtland and others, as well as many fashion illustrations, toy packaging, paper dolls and advertising illustrations.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bassenge Auction House ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 2, 2012; DNB entry @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / 194.25.171.19

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personal data
SURNAME Wende-Lungershausen, Ilse
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lungershausen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German draftsman and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH August 22, 1991
Place of death Ravensburg