Karl Rohr (Illustrator)

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Karl Leonhard Heinrich Wilhelm Rohr (born June 26, 1891 in Augsburg ; † March 6, 1972 ) was a German architect , painter , caricaturist , author and illustrator of children's books .

Life

Karl Rohr, son of an interior designer , studied architecture in Karlsruhe . At first he became an interior designer like his father. He worked in Munich and was a member of the professional association of architects and civil engineers (BAB). He wrote and illustrated numerous children's books, mainly for the Schreiber-Verlag in Esslingen . He illustrated, among others, for the well-known author Albert Sixtus . His book "Teddy" has been translated into several languages, including Swedish and Croatian . He was also a cartoonist for the weekly Fliegende Blätter .

Own books (selection)

  • Teddy. A funny bear story , 1925
  • Jumbo. A funny elephant story , 1927
  • Who is going? A funny traffic picture book , 1927
  • The funny animal show. Pictures and Rhymes , 1928
  • Easter bunny family. Funny pictures and Rhymes . 1929
  • Funny animals from all over the world , 1929
  • Animal jokes. A new coloring book , 1929
  • Who is playing? A fun coloring book , 1929
  • The Star Children , around 1930
  • New cheerful animal pictures , 1931
  • Happy hours in the woods and fields , 1936
  • When the daffodils ring. A funny rabbit book , 1936
  • With the Easter bunnies. A cheerful rabbit book , 1937
  • Fritz and Franz. A cheerful rascal story , 1949

Books of others that he illustrated (selection)

  • Good friends. Pictures made of colored paper , cut by Karl Rohr with verses by Albert Sixtus, 1924
  • In the circus , from search results Karl Meitner Heckert with illustrations by Karl Rohr, 1925
  • From the bunny life , by Hans Karl Meixner with color plates by Karl Rohr, 1934
  • The little rabbit pastime , by Hans Karl Meixner with color plates by Karl Rohr, 1934

Caricatures in the weekly Fliegende Blätter

literature

  • Aiga Klotz: Illustrated children's and youth literature in German-speaking countries 1820-1965 , 2013, Volume II: 4712. ISBN 978-3-476-02490-9 .
  • Reiner Rühle: Böse Kinder: annotated bibliography of Struwwelpetriaden and Max-und-Moritziaden with biographical data on authors and illustrators . In Volume I, 1999: 667, 1734, 2157. In Volume II, 2019: 3187, 3202. ISBN 3-87898-357-3 and ISBN 978-3-87898-422-1 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bavarian building authorities address book: edited from official sources , Volume 4, 1949, p. 125
  2. ^ PA Norstedt & Söner: Biblioteksbladet , Volumes 12-14, 1927
  3. ↑ Petar Rogulja: Građa za hrvatsku retrospektivnu bibliografiju kniga 1835-1940 , Volume 19, 1982
  4. ↑ See artist of the flying leaves
  5. ↑ See also picture books by JF Schreiber Esslingen
personal data
SURNAME Rohr, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rohr, Karl Leonhard Heinrich Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and illustrator of children's books
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1972