Marlene Reidel
Marlene Reidel (* December 20, 1923 in Landshut as Maria Magdalena Hartl ; † July 21, 2014 in Obergangkofen ) was a German painter , illustrator and children's book author .
Life
Maria Magdalena Hartl was born in Landshut in 1923 and grew up on a remote farm . In 1943 she began studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich , which she graduated in 1948. During her studies she met the sculptor Karl Reidel , whom she married after graduating from the academy. The couple had six children and remained married until Karl Reidel's death in 2006.
Since 1960 the artist has lived with her family near her place of birth in Obergangkofen near Kumhausen . The eldest daughter Beate Rose also works as a painter and runs a gallery in Landshut.
In addition to her work as a children's book author, Marlene Reidel also worked as a set designer and set designer for the German Theater in Hamburg in the 1960s . She also created various series of woodcuts , including about the life and death of the legendary Bavarian robber Mathias Kneißl .
Marlene Reidel has written and illustrated well over 100 books, almost 30 of her titles have been translated into other languages. In addition, she has illustrated over 50 texts by classical and modern authors. The writer has received numerous awards for her achievements.
In 1960, “Kasimir's World Tour” was named one of the “10 Best Books” by the New York Times. In 1964, “Gabriel with the Magic Wand” was voted one of the “Most Beautiful Books of the Year” by the German Book Trade Association. In 1977 “Anna und die Weiherhex '” was among the ten best books at the International Children's Book Exhibition in Tokyo.
In 2003/2004 the museums of the city of Landshut organized a large retrospective of their works under the title “Kasimir & Co” .
Reidel died in July 2014 at the age of 90 and was buried next to her husband Karl in the cemetery in the Obergangkofen district of the municipality of Kumhausen in the Landshut district .
Works
- Kasimir's world tour. Lentz, Munich 1957, DNB 453962521 . (most recently at: Betz, Berlin / Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-219-11526-0 )
- The Gabriel with the wand. Lentz, Munich 1961.
- The robber Kneißl. Langewiesche-Brandt, Ebenhausen b. Munich 1971, ISBN 3-7846-0063-8 .
- Lorenz. Sellier, Freising 1976, ISBN 3-87137-662-0 .
- Stripes. Sellier, Freising 1976, ISBN 3-87137-669-5 .
- Erich was a beautiful child. Betz, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-7641-0068-0 .
- Franz, he had mice. Thiemann, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-522-41430-6 .
- A summer day. Sellier, Freising 1977, ISBN 3-87137-673-6 .
- Forest summer. Sellier, Freising 1977, ISBN 3-87137-643-4 .
- Antonia. Lentz, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-88010-026-8 .
- Anna and the Weiherhex. Thiemann, Stuttgart 1979, ISBN 3-522-41560-4 .
- The tree house children. Sellier, Freising 1980, ISBN 3-87137-715-5 .
- Water and flood. Sellier, Eching b. Munich 1981, ISBN 3-87137-767-8 .
- Fire and embers. Sellier, Eching b. Munich 1982, ISBN 3-87137-766-X .
- The twelve months. Sellier, Eching b. Munich 1988, ISBN 3-8221-1161-9 .
- Happiness with a glass - from beer bottles to magnificent vases . Mosaik, Grafenau 1988, ISBN 3-87553-325-9 .
- The farmer sends out the joker. Sellier, Eching b. Munich 1988, ISBN 3-8221-1654-8 .
- Thistle star house. Sellier, Freising 1992, ISBN 3-8221-1127-9 .
Awards
- 1958: German youth book award for "Kasimirs Weltreise"
- 1961: Afrikaans Youth Book Prize for "Kasimir's World Tour"
- 1965: East Bavaria Culture Prize
- 1977: Special Prize of the German Academy for Children's and Young People's Literature
- 1991: Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum by the Bavarian State Minister for Education and Culture, Science and Art
- 1997: Bavarian Order of Merit
- 2009: Bavarian Culture Prize
Web links
- Literature by and about Marlene Reidel in the catalog of the German National Library
- About the author and the book Kasimirs Weltreise
- Entry in RegioWiki for Lower Bavaria & Altötting (with photo)
Individual evidence
- ↑ lw: title. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Award-winning children's book author: Marlene Reidel died at the age of 90. ( Memento from July 29, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) on: BR Niederbayern. July 25, 2014.
- ↑ knerger.de: The grave of Marlene Reidel
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reidel, Marlene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hartl, Maria Magdalena (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, illustrator and children's book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Landshut |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 2014 |
| Place of death | Obergangkofen |