Josef Danilowatz

Josef Danilowatz (born November 22, 1877 in Vienna ; † November 20, 1945 there ) was an Austrian painter and draftsman .

life and work

Cover design of the Märklin model railway catalog from 1932, signed by Josef Danilowatz on the right

Josef Danilowatz was the son of a Serbian hairdresser . He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with Siegmund L'Allemand and William Unger . He then worked as a graphic artist and caricaturist for the weekly magazine Die Muskete , which made him quite popular. From 1919 he also created caricatures for the satirical magazine Der Götz von Berlichingen, published in Vienna . Danilowatz often stayed in Trieste , where he drew ships and port facilities. His technical interest led him to create illustrations in the field. It achieved its greatest popularity through the cover pages of the Märklin company model railway catalogs that he designed between 1930 and 1940 .

Josef Danilowatz was married to Maria Lasus. After his death, he received an honorary grave in the Döblinger Friedhof (group 2, row 3, number 1) in Vienna.

In 1955 Danilovatzgasse in Vienna- Meidling and Liesing was named after him.

literature

Felix Czeike (Ed.): Danilowatz Josef. In: Historisches Lexikon Wien . Volume 1, Kremayr & Scheriau, Vienna 1992, ISBN 3-218-00543-4 , p. 614 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Literature by and about Josef Danilowatz in the catalog of the German National Library
Märklin catalogs from the 1930s. The toy catalog collector, with a short biography
Josef Danilowatz in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna

Individual evidence

↑ Carl Kraus , Hannes Obermair (ed.): Myths of dictatorships. Art in Fascism and National Socialism - Miti delle dittature. Art nel fascismo e nazionalsocialismo . South Tyrolean State Museum for Cultural and State History Castle Tyrol, Dorf Tirol 2019, ISBN 978-88-95523-16-3 , p. 209 .

personal data
SURNAME	Danilowatz, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Josef Danilovatz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	November 22, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	November 20, 1945
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Carl Kraus , Hannes Obermair (ed.): Myths of dictatorships. Art in Fascism and National Socialism - Miti delle dittature. Art nel fascismo e nazionalsocialismo . South Tyrolean State Museum for Cultural and State History Castle Tyrol, Dorf Tirol 2019, ISBN 978-88-95523-16-3 , p. 209 .