Joseph Erlacher

Joseph Erlacher (* 1871 in Munich ; † 1937 ) was a German sculptor and painter .

Life

Joseph Erlacher was born in Munich in 1871. Like his brother Paul, he studied sculpture and painting at the Royal School of Applied Arts in Munich. His sister Maria, called Mimmerl, was a chamber singer at the Munich Opera. Joseph Erlacher had a son Anton Erlacher , called Toni (born January 10, 1909 in Munich, died March 12, 1942 in the Crimea), who, like his father, became a sculptor. The joint sculptor's studio was located at Ungererstraße 22, Munich, where work was carried out on projects such as the establishment of a rifle dult on Theresienwiese in 1906 . His work was in the style of the second Biedermeier period, with the exception of church sculptures.

Another artist from the Erlacher family was the Munich painter Karoline Wittmann geb. Erlacher (* 1913 in Munich; † 1978), Joseph Erlacher was her uncle.

tomb

Grave of Joseph Erlacher on the old southern cemetery in Munich location

The tomb of Joseph Erlacher is on the old southern cemetery in Munich (wall right place 19/21 at burial 2) Location .

Works in public space (selection)

• 1906: Equipping a rifleman on the Theresienwiese
• 1910/11: Ornaments on the altar in the parish church of Bad Griesbach im Rottal
• 1912/13: Parts of the high altar of the parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Lindenberg in the Allgäu
• 1913: Carousel in the English Garden , which is a listed building and celebrated the 100th anniversary in 2013. Today's owner is the Bavarian Administration of State Palaces, Gardens and Lakes
• 1914: high altar of the cath. Parish Church of St. Ludwig in Ludwigsmoos
• 1927–31: Ornaments from the Hoch- u. Side altar, the crucifix, Benno altar in the Church of St. Sylvester in Munich .

literature

• Ludwig Unger: Comprehensive renovation to mark the 100th anniversary of the carousel. Press release 254/2013 of the Bay. State Ministry for Education and Culture. Munich, September 13, 2013.
• Lydia Eholzer: The children's carousel in the English Garden in Munich 1913–2013. Munich 2013.
• Michael Andreas Schmid: Modern baroque and style imitators . Sacral neo-baroque and monument preservation re-baroque in the diocese of Augsburg. 2007.
• Eva Demski (text); Isolde Ohlbaum: The carousel in the English Garden. Sanssouci in Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich / Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7254-1253-7 .
• Elke Barten, Sabine Kurzmeier: The English Garden. People and stories. W. Ludwig Buchverlag Kempten, ISBN 3-7787-3321-4 , 1989.
• Florian Dering: Carousels in Munich. In: Bayerisches Jahrbuch für Volkskunde 1983/84. Kommissionsverlag Karl Hart, Munich 1984, p. 84ff.
• List of architectural monuments in Munich / Lehel. : Carousel - Neo-Biedermeier timber construction by the sculptor Joseph Erlacher. October 24, 1979.
• Bay. State newspaper issue 156: Report on Ludwigsmoos, 1914.

Web links

• 100 years of the children's carousel in the English Garden , flyer of the Bavarian Palace Administration, 2013 (PDF)
• 90 years of the children's carousel at the Chinese Tower , Bavarian Palace Administration, press release from September 13, 2003 (PDF)