Manfred Bergmeister

Manfred Bergmeister (born November 28, 1927 in Ebersberg ; † March 19, 2019 in Ebersberg) was a German blacksmith and founder of the private grave cross museum Kunstschmiede Bergmeister.

Life

Sculpture "Networks" (1993) by Manfred Bergmeister

Sculpture "Wegzeichen" (2011) by Manfred Bergmeister

Bergmeister trained as an electrician. Drafted by the Wehrmacht, he survived in British captivity. In 1946 he completed an apprenticeship as a blacksmith with Karl Nowak at the Munich Trade Academy with the journeyman's examination. His journeyman's piece was a baroque grave cross. In 1947 Bergmeister founded a training workshop for unemployed young people. Karl Nowak put him in contact with the legendary Munich art blacksmith Sixtus Schmid, where he passed his master craftsman examination in 1954. In the same year he founded the Bergmeister art forge together with his brother German Larasser. In 1968 Bergmeister was a founding member of the Munich Craft Academy.

In 2001 he opened the grave cross museum Kunstschmiede Bergmeister in the old workshop of the blacksmith's workshop, which has a collection of around 550 wrought-iron exhibits from five centuries. Bergmeister was a member of the Ebersberg city ​​council for 36 years and is an honorary citizen of the city.

Works (excerpt)

El Alamein desert gate

• 1970: Entrance to the Hofbräuhaus in Munich
• 1985: Desert Gate of the German War Cemetery in El Alamein , Egypt
• 1993: Bars in the Frauenkirche in Munich
• 2003: Wall sculpture in the Russian Orthodox Church on the German war cemetery in Sologubowka , Russia
• 2011 Road sign , Corten steel, on the occasion of the opening of the southern bypass, Ebersberg

honors and awards

• 1965: Bavarian State Prize for special design achievements in the craft (gold medal)
• 1975: Bavarian State Prize for special design achievements in the craft (gold medal)
• 1981: Bavarian Order of Merit for training in the craft
• 1995: Federal Cross of Merit on the ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1996: Commander's Cross of the Papal New Year's Eve for his numerous sacred works
• 1997: Upper Bavarian Culture Prize
• 1997: Honorary citizen of the city of Ebersberg

Web links

Commons : Manfred Bergmeister  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Kunstschmiede Bergmeister
• The spotlight is for the vain , obituary, Süddeutsche Zeitung, March 21, 2019

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Manfred Bergmeister: His name stands for style and quality . Retrieved December 6, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b} "The limelight is something for the vain" In: Süddeutsche Zeitung on March 21, 2019.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Expressive through simple elegance . Retrieved December 6, 2017.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} CV of Manfred Bergmeister . Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 6, 2017. 
5. ^ Grabkreuzmuseum Kunstschmiede Bergmeister , Ebersberg
6. ↑ ^{a b c d} Kunstschmiede Bergmeister: References (excerpt) . Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 6, 2017.