John Equal
John Gleich (born November 2, 1879 in Memel , † after 1927) was a German businessman, oriental and marine painter and publicist.
After leaving school he worked as a merchant, but learned self-taught the craft of painting and devoted himself from 1906 to painting. In 1909 and 1910 he made study trips to India and Ceylon , where he created many pictures of the oriental genre. Back in Germany, he mainly devoted himself to marine painting, also painting genre pictures, portraits and nudes. He lived in Berlin.
During the First World War he published two coloring books about the fighting of the German navy . He also published some essays on Indian architecture in the Deutsche Bauzeitung and in the publications of the German Castle Association .
Publications
- The naval war. A coloring book for German youth (= Maier's artist coloring books No. 683). Maier, Ravensburg [1915]
- Our navy in battle. A coloring book for German youth (= Maier's artist coloring books No. 682x). Maier, Ravensburg [1915]
literature
- In a moment, John . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 14 : Giddens-Gress . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1921, p. 248 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Christiane Kruse: In a moment, John . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 56, Saur, Munich a. a. 2007, ISBN 978-3-598-22796-7 , p. 116.
Web links
- John Gleich at artnet.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | In a moment, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German businessman, oriental and marine painter and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Klaipeda |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1927 |