Inge Gürtzig

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Inge Gürtzig (born September 7, 1935 in Rostock ) is a German illustrator , graphic artist , comic artist , caricaturist and children's book author .

Life

Gürtzig first studied painting at the college for applied arts in Heiligendamm , but then switched to the art college in Berlin-Weißensee , where she graduated as a graphic designer. After completing her studies, she started working as a freelance artist in 1961.

The Berlin children's book publisher discovered them early on. However, she also worked for other publishers in the GDR , such as the Junge Welt publishing house and the Pössneck publishing house for teaching aids . She also created illustrations and caricatures for the press, such as the youth magazine Atze , the children's magazines ABC-Zeitung and Bummi, as well as for daily newspapers and other magazines. The catalog of the German National Library now lists almost 200 publications in which Gürtzig was involved as an illustrator and author, including more than 100 books.

From the early 1980s there were annual summer stays in the Baltic Sea resort of Ahrenshoop on Fischland-Darß-Zingst of the Gürtzigs, where one was also artistically active. The book “Darßwandern. From the diary of an Ahrenshoop hiking guide. ”By Ursula Brandt was illustrated by Inge Gürtzig and her husband Erich Gürtzig (1912–1993), who also designed numerous books himself and with whom she also worked on several other publications or for events in kindergartens and schools and visited libraries.

Work (selection)

  • "Circus" (children's book publisher, 1959)
  • "Good morning, Annegret" (children's book publisher, 1962)
  • "Backe, backe, Kuchen" (children's book publisher, 1963)
  • "Klaus and his tractor" (Verlag Heling, 1963)
  • "Hamster Dickbauch" (publisher for teaching aids Pössneck, 1988)
  • "The story of the rainbow" (Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck, 1989)
  • “Lirum larum dipperstick. Cookbook for Children "(Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck, 1989)
  • Ursula Brandt : “Darßwandern. From the diary of an Ahrenshooper hiking guide. "(1997)
  • “My funny journal. Riddles and games for on the go "(Young World Publishing House, 2005)
  • "Crossword puzzles: fun puzzles for children" (2008)
  • "All sorts of animals" (Eulenspiegel-Kinderbuchverlag, 2015)

Web links

Footnotes and individual references

  1. ↑ a b c d Volker Frank: Entry by Inge Gürtzig In: General Artists Dictionary - International Artist Database - Online . De Gruyter. (accessed via De Gruyter Online, January 21, 2020).
  2. ↑ a b Ariane Beygan: Suggestions for the child's imagination. The artist portrait: the graphic artist Inge Gürtzig. In: Neue Zeit, January 30, 1982, p. 8
  3. ↑ a b J. K .: "Onion braids and rascals" In: Neue Zeit, August 2, 1980, p. 8
  4. ^ Inge Gürtzig in the catalog of the German National Library , accessed on January 21, 2020
  5. ↑ Ilse Bongardt: “Joy in colors, imagination and humor. Erich Gürtzig received the prize for illustrators. ”In: Neue Zeit , May 31, 1975, p. 8
personal data
SURNAME Gürtzig, Inge
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gaedt-Gürtzig, Inge
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graphic artist, comic artist, caricaturist and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Rostock