Lisl stitch

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Elisabeth "Lisl" Stich (born August 5, 1913 in Volkach ; † January 1, 2000 in Neustadt an der Aisch ) was a German illustrator and graphic artist .

Live and act

Elisabeth Stich, who was mostly called “Lisl” all her life, grew up with her three younger siblings as the daughter of a tax officer in Volkach. From 1930 to 1937 she studied graphics at the State School for Applied Arts in Nuremberg (today the Academy of Fine Arts ). After graduation, a grant from the German Albrecht Dürer Foundation enabled a stay in Berlin.

She worked as a freelance artist, draftsman and caricaturist. In doing so, she repeatedly struck a critical tone with regard to the ruling Nazi dictatorship . She moved back to her parents in Bavaria until she met James Krüss after the war , through whom she began to illustrate children's books. The best known were those for whom Krüss wrote the lyrics. Her first work Henriette Bimmelbahn was particularly popular . In addition to her work as an illustrator, she was also represented regionally in the Schwandorfer Zeitung weekly with her Oberpfälzer Schmankerln , caricatures with sometimes a lot of local color . These were partially reissued by the Schwandorf City Archives in 2015.

As an illustrator, she mostly used watercolors and watercolors, often supplemented with pen and black ink, which she was familiar with from her work as a caricaturist and graphic artist. Compared to other children's book drawings, your work always had a certain modernity. There are still some large-format pictures and drawings of her. In the later phase of her work she increasingly dealt with religious topics. After her marriage she was named Nitsch, but continued to appear as an artist under her maiden name.

The original illustrations for eight of her books are in the possession of the Illustration Foundation in the Museum Burg Wissem .

Works (selection)

Illustrated books
  • Death and Devil. Funny farmer stories. Text: Ernst Henthaler. Stephenson, 1941.
  • Farmer, tie up the poodle! Folk nursery rhymes. Text: Lisl Stich. Franz Schneider, 1943.
  • Divan from Al-Andalus. Text: Janheinz Jahn. Schleber Verlag, 1949.
  • Ulla wins the race. Text: Edeltraut Herder. Bavarian Publishing House, 1956.
  • Henriette Bimmelbahn. Text: James Krüss. The children's book publisher, 1957.
  • Birgit conquers Möwenort. Text: Liselotte Koops. Bavarian Publishing House, 1957.
  • The blue bus. Text: James Krüss. The children's book publisher, 1958.
  • The little double decker. Text: James Krüss. Buje-Verlag, 1959.
  • A fun frog trip. Text: James Krüss. Buje-Verlag, 1960.
  • Ululus night walk. Text: Wilhelm Reinke. Buje-Verlag, 1961.
  • Abdullah and the date thieves. Text: James Krüss. Boje-Verlag, 1962.
  • Michael the little man. Text: Christel Süssmann. Buje-Verlag, 1963.
  • Hendrikje with the sashes. Text: James Krüss. Buje-Verlag, 1964.
  • The particularly nice tram. Text: James Krüss. Buje-Verlag, 1965.
  • The dirty sparrow and the chatterbox. Text: James Krüss. Buje-Verlag, 1967.
  • When the locomotive is traveling. Text: Christel Süssmann. Buje-Verlag, 1967.
  • I would love to be the zoo director. Text: James Krüss. Buje-Verlag, 1969.
  • Noah and the new flood. Text: Joachim Illies. Weisses Kreuz Publishing House, 1980.
  • The great works of God. Text: Lisl Stich. Born publishing house, 1982.
  • When you grow up - the difference between being a boy and a girl. Text: Reinhold Ortner. Weisses Kreuz publishing house 1984.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christina Röttenbacher: Oberpfälzer Schmankerln to smile - texts, caricatures and illustrations by the artist Lisl Stich appeared in the book "Oberpfälzer Schmankerln". In: Mittelbayerische Zeitung , December 3, 2015, accessed on October 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Collection of the "Foundation Illustration" - Lisl Stich. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Stich, Lisl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stich, Elisabeth (maiden name); Nitsch, Elisabeth (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist and graphic designer
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Volkach
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 2000
Place of death Neustadt an der Aisch