List of the winners of the National Prize of the GDR III. Art and Literature Class (1980–1989)

This list represents the winners of the GDR National Prize in the III. Class for art and literature from 1980 to 1989. For the other decades and levels see the list of winners of the GDR National Prize .

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Listed by years

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

year	Award winners		Reason for award
1980 ↑	Dressage collective of the GDR State Circus		For his excellent and longstanding services in the development of versatile, interesting and internationally recognized achievements in the circus arts of the GDR
	Ursula Boettcher
	Siegfried Gronau
	Heinz Matloch
	Gerhard Quaiser
	Collective for the urban-architectural design of the ensemble “ Street of Liberation ” in Dresden		For his urban-architectural design of the ensemble “Street of Liberation” in Dresden
	Martin Gersdorf
	Günter Kretzschmar
	Konrad Lässig
	Heinz Mersiowsky
	Dr. sc. Heinz Michalk
	Heinrich Apel	Sculptor, Magdeburg	For his significant part in shaping the socialist image of man in sculpture
	Clauss Dietel	Designer and teacher at the Schneeberg School of Applied Arts	For his significant practical and theoretical contribution to the solution of design and environmental design tasks
	Konrad Knebel	Painter and graphic artist, Berlin	For his special achievements in the artistic design of socialist-realistic cityscapes
	Prof. Alfred Lipka	Professor at the Hanns Eisler University of Music with artistic teaching activities in the viola field	For his outstanding performance as an interpreter
	Gerhard Meyer	General manager of the municipal theater in Karl-Marx-Stadt	For his many years of exemplary artistic and cultural-political work
	Hans Pfeiffer	Writer, Leipzig	For his entire literary work, especially for his contribution to deepening the national image of history through his television dramatic work
	Gerhard Rentzsch	Dramaturge and radio play author, Zeuthen	For his outstanding contribution to the development of the socialist-realistic radio play of the GDR
	General Music Director Prof. Rolf Reuter	Musical director of the German National Theater Weimar and head of the Weimar State Orchestra	For his outstanding services as a conductor and orchestra teacher
	Gerhard Rosenfeld	Composer, Potsdam-Rehbrücke	In recognition of his compositional work
	Rudi Strahl	Writer, Berlin	For his overall literary output, especially for his contribution to the development of cheerful socialist drama
	Chamber singer Ute Trekel-Burckhardt	Opera singer at the German State Opera Berlin	For their outstanding contribution to the further development of realistic music theater
1981 ↑	Collective "Urban planning and architectural design of the inner-city redevelopment area in Greifswald"		For the excellent contribution to the urban-architectural design of the inner-city redevelopment area in Greifswald
	Egon Hoffmann
	Dr. Frank Mohr
	Alfred Radner
	Gerhard Richardt
	collective		For his excellent interpretive achievements in the field of entertainment art in the GDR
	Dagmar Frederic
	Peter Wieland
	Film collective " Chronicle of the Children of Golzow " of the VEB DEFA-Studio for documentary films		For the convincing design of the development paths of young GDR citizens in the documentary film chronicle of the children of Golzow
	Winfried Young
	Uwe Kant
	Hans-Eberhard Leupold
	Music director Jan Bulank	Musical director in the State Ensemble for Sorbian Folk Culture	In recognition of his compositional work and his services as a conductor, ensemble and choir director
	Wilfried Fitzenreiter	Sculptor, Berlin	For his essential contribution to the profiling of the socialist-realistic sculpture of the GDR
	Lieutenant Colonel Walter Flegel	Employee at the Military History Institute of the GDR	For his literary work, for the socialist-realistic design of the socialist national defense
	Walter Gebauer	Ceramist, Bürgel	For his significant contribution to the preservation and further development of artistic ceramics
	Georg Katzer	Composer, Berlin	For his versatile compositional work
	Prof. Dr. Horst Michel	Form designer, Weimar	For his outstanding contribution to the development of industrial design in the GDR
	Gudrun Ritter	Actress at the Deutsches Theater Berlin	For her masterly realistic portrayal of classical and contemporary female figures in theater, film and television
	Helmut Strasbourg	Actor and director at the Volksbühne Berlin	For his long and meritorious artistic work as an actor and director in the development of socialist theater art in the GDR
	Kurt Tetzlaff	Director in the VEB DEFA studio for documentary films	For his creative contribution to the further development of documentary filmmaking in the GDR
	Johannes Walter	I. Principal flutist of the Staatskapelle Dresden	For his outstanding performance as an interpreter
	OF Weidling	Emcee, Dresden	For his outstanding achievements and merits in developing the entertainment arts of the GDR
1982 ↑	Creator collective of the Wilhelm Pieck monument in the pioneering republic "Wilhelm Pieck"		For the significant achievement in the design of the Wilhelm Pieck monument in the pioneering republic "Wilhelm Pieck"
	Dr. sc. Martin Beerbaum
	Frank Diettrich
	Heinz Schumann
	Collective of directors from VEB DEFA-Studio for animated films, Dresden		For his standard-setting achievements in the development of socialist animated films
	Katja Georgi
	Klaus Georgi
	Werner Krauße
	Günter Ratz
	Otto Saeher
	Kurt Weiler
	Reimar Johannes Baur	Actor at the Deutsches Theater Berlin	For his outstanding performance in both classical and contemporary roles
	Sighard Gille	Painter and graphic artist, Leipzig	For his significant contribution to the visual design of the New Gewandhaus in Leipzig
	Prof. Burkhard Glaetzner	Solo oboist with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra	For his extraordinary achievements as an interpreter
	Gerhard Goßmann	Painter and graphic artist, Fürstenwalde (Spree)	For his exemplary achievements as a book illustrator
	Günter Naumann	Actor on television in the GDR	For his great performance in theater, film, television and radio
1983 ↑	Collective for the comprehensive reconstruction of the Wartburg and the redesign of its permanent exhibitions		For the excellent reconstruction of the Wartburg and the exemplary restoration of its art treasures
	Artur Liebig
	Roland Möller
	Werner Noth
	Hans Schoder
	Wilfriede Wattenbach
	Arndt Bause	Composer, Berlin	For all his oeuvre in the field of dance and popular music in the GDR
	Prof. Hans Brockhage	Wood designer, lecturer at the technical school for applied arts in Schneeberg	For his exemplary achievements in the field of artistic wood design
	Fritz Göhler	Director in the radio play department of the State Committee for Broadcasting at the Council of Ministers of the GDR	For his exemplary productions of socialist radio play
	Karl-Georg Hirsch	Painter and graphic artist, head of the woodcut workshop at the Leipzig School of Graphics and Book Art	For his significant contribution to socialist-realistic painting and graphics
	Eleonore Kleiber	Costume director at the Komische Oper Berlin	For her benchmark work as costume director at the Komische Oper Berlin
	Chamber singer Siegfried Lorenz	Soloist at the German State Opera Berlin	For his outstanding achievements as a concert and opera singer
	Dr. Rolf Lukowsky	Composer, Berlin	In recognition of his compositional work in the field of vocal music
	Karl Mickel	Writer, lecturer at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin	For his varied artistic work, especially in the field of poetry and poetry
	Heinz Rennhack	Actor on television in the GDR	For outstanding, versatile performance in light music and cheerful television drama
	Prof. Volker Stelzmann	Painter and graphic artist, Leipzig	For his exemplary achievements in the field of socialist painting and graphics
	Hans Weber	Writer, Fredersdorf, Strausberg district	For his overall literary output as a youth book writer in the GDR
	Richard Wilhelm	Chairman of the College of Fine Artists, Glass Design Magdeburg	For his exemplary achievements in socialist environmental design
	Chamber virtuoso Jutta Zoff	Solo harpist of the Staatskapelle Dresden	For her outstanding solo performances as a harpist
1984 ↑			For benchmarks in the creation and interpretation of nationally and internationally massively effective rock music by the GDR group " KARAT "
	Herbert Dreilich
	Norbert Kaiser
	Henning Protzmann
	Bernd Römer
	Michael Schwandt
	Ullrich Swillms
	"Berlin Octet with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra"		For excellent performance in the interpretation of the humanistic musical heritage and contemporary chamber music creation
	Chamber virtuoso Rolf Döhler
	Chamber virtuoso Prof. Fritz Finsch
	Chamber virtuoso Helmut Löchel
	Chamber musician Christian Mencke
	Chamber virtuoso Konrad Other
	Chamber virtuoso Kurt Palm
	Chamber virtuoso Barbara Sanderling
	Chamber virtuoso Michael Simm
	Horst Bastian	Writer, Berlin	For his literary work, especially for the portrayal of lifelike, active heroes in the construction of socialism
	Fred Frohberg	Singer, Leipzig	For his many years of successful work as a singer and ensemble leader in the entertainment arts
	Hermann Glöckner	Painter and graphic artist, Dresden	For his overall painterly and graphic work
	General Music Director Prof. Wolf-Dieter Hauschild	Chief conductor of the Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Radio Choir in the State Committee for Radio at the GDR Council of Ministers	For outstanding achievements as chief conductor of the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Radio Choir as well as for benchmark interpretations of the works of the classical heritage and for the maintenance of contemporary music of the GDR in the choral symphonic field
	Günter Hofé	Writer, Schwerin, Königs Wusterhausen district	For his entire literary work, which makes a mass-effective contribution to the confrontation with fascism and militarism as well as to deepening historical awareness
	Lothar Kusche	Writer, Berlin	For his entire literary and journalistic oeuvre
	Christoph Lindemann	Chief production designer for television in the GDR	In appreciation of his overall artistic output in the field of production design for dramatic television programs
	Prof. Vera Oelschlegel	Director of the theater in the Palast der Republik, honorary professor for drama at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin	For their benchmark, exemplary achievements in the development of socialist-realistic theater art
	Christoph Schroth	Acting director at the Mecklenburg State Theater in Schwerin	For his extraordinary contribution to the development of socialist-realistic theater art
1985 ↑	Kurt Demmler	Text author and interpreter, Leipzig	For his high-quality creative oeuvre as an author for rock music and as an author, composer and interpreter in the GDR's songwriting
	Chamber singer Jürgen Freier	Opera singer at the German State Opera Berlin	For his outstanding achievements as an opera and concert singer
	Heinz Kahlau	Writer, Berlin	For his overall literary output, especially for his contribution to popular socialist poetry
	Chamber singer Klaus König	Opera singer at the Dresden State Opera	For his outstanding singing and acting
	Siegfried Krepp	Sculptor, Berlin	For his significant contribution to the development of socialist-realistic sculpture
	Prof. Dr. Max Pommer	University music director of the Karl Marx University Leipzig, director of the Leipzig University Choir and the New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig	For his outstanding services as a conductor in the interpretation of works of musical heritage
	Chamber singer Konrad Rupf	Opera singer at the Leipzig theaters	For outstanding singing and acting
	Prof. Gerhard Voigt	Professor with artistic teaching activities at the University of Industrial Design in Halle	For his significant contribution to the development of socialist-realistic poster art
1986 ↑	Chamber singer Eva-Maria Bundschuh	Soloist at the Komische Oper Berlin	For her outstanding singing and acting achievements, especially in productions by the Komische Oper Berlin
	Chamber singer Reiner Goldberg	Opera singer at the German State Opera Berlin	For his outstanding vocal and acting achievements, especially in productions at the German State Opera Berlin
	Friedrich Goldmann	Composer and conductor, Berlin	For his compositional work and his work for the development of our socialist music culture
	Heinz Knobloch	Writer, Berlin	For his entire literary work, which makes an outstanding contribution to deepening socialist awareness of history and homeland
	Hildegard Maria Rauchfuß	Writer, Leipzig	For her overall literary oeuvre, which makes an important contribution to the socialist-realistic literature of the GDR
	Prof. Arno Rink	Painter and graphic artist, professor at the Leipzig College of Graphics and Book Art	For his outstanding contribution to the development of socialist-realistic painting and graphics
	Falk Jacobi von Wangelin	Chief set designer at the Rostock Volkstheater	For his exemplary achievements as a set designer at the Rostock Volkstheater
	Prof. Gert Wunderlich	Commercial graphic artist, university lecturer at the Leipzig University of Graphics and Book Art	For his exemplary achievements in typography, book and poster design
1987 ↑	Peter Abraham	Writer, Potsdam-Babelsberg	For his literary work, which makes an effective contribution to the development of socialist-realistic children's and youth literature
	Thomas Billhardt	Photo documentarist in the publishing house for agitation and visual media	For his outstanding achievements as a photo documentarian
	Peter Groeger	Director in the main radio drama department in the State Committee for Radio at the GDR Council of Ministers	For his exemplary productions, with which he sets standards for socialist radio play
	Helga Hahnemann	Actress in the actor ensemble for television in the GDR	For her high quality oeuvre as an original and unmistakable interpreter of the entertainment arts of the GDR
	Prof. Gerd Jaeger	Head of the plastics department at the Dresden University of Fine Arts	For his significant contribution to the development of socialist-realistic sculpture
	Gottfried Kohl	Sculptor, Freiberg	In recognition and appreciation of his artistic achievements as a sculptor
	Rolf-Felix Müller	Commercial artist, lecturer at the Leipzig University of Graphics and Book Art	For his exemplary achievements as a graphic artist and poster designer
	General Music Director Prof. Ude Nissen	Musical director and conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra at the Erfurt Municipal Theaters	For his services as a conductor and orchestra teacher
	Chamber singer Carola Nossek-Hafermalz	Opera singer at the German State Opera Berlin	For their excellent singing and acting
	Prof. Irmtraut Ohme	Form designer, lecturer at the University of Industrial Design in Halle, Burg Giebichenstein	For her significant achievements as a designer
	Chamber singer Ekkehard Wlaschiha	Opera singer at the German State Opera Berlin	For his outstanding singing and acting
	Jürgen von Woyski	Sculptor, head of the building ceramics department at the Berlin-Weißensee School of Art	For his significant contribution to the development of the visual arts
	Collective from the VEB Housing Combines Erfurt, Magdeburg and Potsdam as well as from the Institute for Housing and Social Construction of the Building Academy of the GDR, the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the GDR and the Ministry of Building of the GDR		For the development of the school series 80 , with the spatial-functional quality of which the prerequisites for a high level of training with reduced economic expenditure were achieved
	Armin Grimm
	Dr. Jürgen Grundmann
	Dr. Manfred Köchel
	Georg Mees
	Ottokar Schröder
	Dr. Wolfgang Steger
1988 ↑	Hedwig Bollhagen	Craftswoman, Marwitz, Potsdam district	For her significant work as a craftsman in the pottery art
	Helmut Brade	Commercial artist, Halle	For his exemplary achievements as a poster and set designer
	Prof. Paul-Heinz Dittrich	Composer, Zeuthen, Potsdam district	In recognition of his compositional work
	General Music Director Claus Peter Flor	Head and chief conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra	For his outstanding achievements as a conductor
	Dietrich Knothe	Chief conductor of the Berlin Radio Choir	In recognition of his services for exemplary interpretations of choral symphonic works from the past and present
	Prof. Rolf Kuhrt	Painter and graphic artist, professor at the Leipzig College of Graphics and Book Art	For his significant contribution to the development of socialist-realistic graphic and drawing art
	Karlheinz mouth	Director in the VEB DEFA studio for documentary films in Berlin	For his creative and versatile contribution to the development of documentary filmmaking in the GDR
	Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky	Jazz musician, Berlin	For his top performance in the development of jazz in the GDR
	Chamber singer Uta Priew	Opera singer at the German State Opera Berlin	For her outstanding singing and acting achievements, especially in productions of contemporary music
	Renate Richter	Actress at the Berliner Ensemble	For her great performance at the Berliner Ensemble and in television roles
	Rolf Winkelgrund	Director at the Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin	For his exemplary achievements as a theater director
	Collective of cabaret writers		For the high-quality overall oeuvre for the development of political-satirical cabaret in the GDR
	Peter Ensikat
	Jürgen Hart
	Hans Krause
	Rainer Otto
	Wolfgang switch
	Collective "Building complex on Universitätsplatz in Rostock - Fünfgiebelhaus"		For outstanding architectural achievements in the design of the inner-city building complex on Universitätsplatz in Rostock
	Prof. Peter Baumbach
	Jürgen Deuller
	Reinhard Dietrich
	Wolfgang Friedrich
	Emil Kallis
	Herbert Mahnke
1989 ↑	Friedhelm Eberle	Actor at the Leipzig theaters	For his great performance in the Leipzig theaters
	Prof. Dr. Wolf-Rüdiger Eisentraut	University professor at the Technical University of Dresden	For his overall work as an architect, in particular for his outstanding creative achievements in the design of public buildings in the new residential areas of the capital of the GDR Berlin
	Klaus Ensikat	Commercial artist, Berlin	For excellence in book graphics and illustration
	Chamber virtuoso Prof. Eckart Haupt , solo flutist of the Staatskapelle Dresden	Lecturer for flute at the "Carl Maria von Weber" University of Music in Dresden	For his outstanding performance as an interpreter
	Heidrun Hegewald	Painter and graphic artist, Berlin	For her significant contribution to the development of socialist-realistic painting
	Prof. Rudolf Horn	Designer and director of the section for product and environmental design in the field of residential and social building at the University of Industrial Design in Halle, Burg Giebichenstein	For his exemplary achievements as a designer
	Thomas Natschinski	Composer, Eichwalde	For his many years of successful compositional and interpretational work in the field of popular music and children's songs
	Chamber singer Harald Neukirch	Opera singer at the German State Opera Berlin	For his outstanding singing and acting
	Prof. Hermann Christian Polster	Concert singer, professor of singing at the "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" University of Music in Leipzig	For his excellent performance as a concert singer
	Friedrich Schenker	Composer, research assistant at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig	In recognition of his compositional work
	Gerhard Schöne	Singer and songwriter, Berlin	For his successful and mass-produced songwriting, especially for children
	Prof. Werner Scholz	Professor of violin and head of the strings department at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin	In recognition of his outstanding artistic and educational achievements in training violinists
	Prof. Klaus Schwabe	Sculptor, lecturer at the Dresden University of Fine Arts	For his significant contribution to the development of socialist-realistic sculpture
	Chamber singer Armin Ude	Opera singer at the Dresden State Opera	For his outstanding singing and acting

Prize amounts

year	Prize amount in marks
1980	325,000
1981	350,000
1982	175,000
1983	350,000
1984	275,000
1985	200,000
1986	200,000
1987	325,000
1988	325,000
1989	350,000
total	2,875,000

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New Germany of the respective years. The awards were made as part of reporting on the national holiday on October 8th. Issues from:
- Oct. 8, 1980, page 4;
- Oct. 8, 1981, page 4;
- Oct. 8, 1982, page 4;
- 8/9 October 1983, page 4;
- 6./7. October 1984, page 4;
- 5th / 6th October 1985, pages 4-5;
- October 7, 1986, page 4;
- October 8, 1987, page 4;
- 8/9 October 1988, page 4;
- October 6, 1989, page 4

Remarks

↑ For documentary reasons, the original historical descriptions used by the SED newspaper Neues Deutschland are presented here. However, these can be flawed, tendentious, outdated or politically extreme. If in doubt, corrections and alternative descriptions should be made via a comment to the text.

[1] For documentary reasons, the original historical descriptions used by the SED newspaper Neues Deutschland are presented here. However, these can be flawed, tendentious, outdated or politically extreme. If in doubt, corrections and alternative descriptions should be made via a comment to the text.