Lisl Cross
Lisl Kreuz (born May 1, 1923 as Lisl Hacker in Fischstein ; † December 11, 2016 in Herrsching am Ammersee ) was a German painter and philanthropist. She was a founding member of the Ammersee artist group , where she exhibited regularly.
Career
Kreuz was born as the daughter of forest clerk Viktor Hacker and his wife Anna-Maria and grew up in Oberammergau , where her father was the head of the forestry office. After attending the girls' high school, she took lessons at a carving school, from which she graduated with a master's certificate. She then studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich .
In October 1953 she married the sculptor Hans Kreuz (1924-2001) and moved with him in Lochschwab , a part of the municipality of Herrsching am Ammersee , a dilapidated property, which they both repaired themselves in the following years. There the artist couple raised their five daughters.
When her daughter Veronika died of malpractice after a simple surgical operation at the age of 14, Kreuz began to get involved in social issues. With the support of the then President of the State Parliament, Rudolf Hanauer , she was entrusted with caring for a girl. Three more foster children were later added, along with numerous short-term foster motherhoods. In the meantime she looked after eleven children. In the 1970s she also set up a self-help group for multiple sclerosis sufferers, with which she meets - initially in the rooms of the Evangelical Academy Tutzing , since 2005 in her house - to do handicrafts and to exchange ideas.
Kreuz has received several awards for its above-average social commitment. In 2006, the director Ulrich Hansen drew a portrait of her work as part of the ZDF documentary series 37 ° .
Honors
- Golden citizen medal of the municipality of Herrsching a. Ammersee (February 24, 1999)
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (September 11, 2002)
- Bavarian Order of Merit (July 11, 2008)
Movie
- 2006: Ulrich Hansen: 37 ° - honorary position. Engagement of Millions (aired July 18, 2006)
literature
- Michael Stengl: A big heart for those in need. in: Credo. Church newspaper of the parishes of St. Nikolaus Herrsching, St. Johannes Baptist Breitbrunn, September 2006
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office of the Federal President
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cross, Lisl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hacker, Elisabeth Karolina (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and philanthropist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fischstein near Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 2016 |
| Place of death | Herrsching am Ammersee |