Kaspar Albrecht
Kaspar Albrecht (born August 22, 1889 in Au , Rehmen; † March 25, 1970 there ) was an Austrian architect and sculptor.
biography
Kaspar Albrecht grew up in a rather poor family in a large family in Au-Rehmen in the Bregenzerwald . His artistic training began with attending the state trade school in Innsbruck from 1906 to 1910. He then studied in Munich at the municipal trade school and in Vienna with Josef Müllner at the Academy of Fine Arts . In addition to the sculptural work, he was also active as an architectural artist.
As an architect, his biggest assignment was the forest house in Kohler Village , Wisconsin (USA). Johann Michael Kohler , the father of the industrialist Walter Jodok Kohler , also came from the Bregenzerwald (* 1844 in Schnepfau ). From 1951 he was a member of the National Geographic Society (USA). After his stay in Kohler Village from 1929–1931, another stay in the USA took place in 1957/58 for the inauguration of a bronze plaque in the Kohler Memorial Theater. In 1961 he received the honorary gift and in 1968 the silver medal of honor of the state of Vorarlberg .
Works
- 1922: Kaiserjäger monument in Bregenz, Fluher Straße in Bregenz , stone reliefs
- 1924: Bezau war memorial chapel , chapel building as well as wood and clay reliefs
- 1927: War memorial memorial portal in the cemetery at the parish church of Egg in Egg
- War memorial, in the Bizau cemetery wall
- Tombs in the municipal cemetery at Taxispark in Bregenz
- 1929: Wälderhaus in Kohler Village , Wisconsin, USA (opened July 26, 1931)
- 1932: Theresia Chapel in Ratzen, Schwarzenberg , crucifixion group
- 1934: War memorial in Au
- 1935: Kuratienkirche hl. Josef in the district of Rehmen in Au, crucifixus
- 1946: Bengat Chapel in Mellau , chapel building and furnishings
- 1956/57: Parish Church of St. Philip and Jakobus in Schoppernau , enlargement of the church and installation of an organ gallery, memorial stone with portrait bust of Jakob Felder († 1924)
- 1957: Memorial plaque to the Au guild in Au
- 1964: Parish Church of St. Sebastian in Langen near Bregenz, design of the communion bench
- Parish church Altach , baptismal font and holy water basin with reliefs
Picture gallery
Web links
literature
- DEHIO manual. The art monuments of Austria: Vorarlberg. Bundesdenkmalamt (Ed.), Verlag Anton Schroll & Co, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7031-0585-2 , list of artists.
- Helmut Swozilek : Kaspar Albrecht (1889-1970) , exhibition of the municipality of Au with the Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, school building Au, 29 July - 2 September 1990, Verlag Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz 1990
Individual evidence
- ^ Kohler Village
- ↑ See Ute Pfanner in: Gift Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz 2007, p. 108
- ↑ See Vorarlberger Landesmuseum: Kaspar Albrecht (1889-1970), Bregenz 1990 p. 117
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Albrecht, Kaspar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect and sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1889 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Au (Vorarlberg) |
DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 1970 |
Place of death | Au (Vorarlberg) |