Otto Ditscher Art Prize

The Otto Ditscher Prize for Book Illustration , or Otto Ditscher Prize for short , is a German art competition prize . It has been awarded every two years by the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis since 1978 and is named after the painter Otto Ditscher . The main prize is currently (2013) endowed with € 7,500. The advancement award for artists under 40 years of age with 1500 €.

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In the first few years, the Otto Ditscher Prize was awarded alternately for painting, graphics and small-scale sculpture. Today, alternating with awards for musical compositions for young ensembles, it is one of the few German art awards for book illustration.

Main award winner

• 1978 Werner Holz , Frankenthal
• 1999 Ulrich Hachulla , Leipzig

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• 2003 Book illustration: Susanne Theumer, Höhnstedt / Saalkreis (main prize): Etchings for the story Lenz by Georg Büchner ; Claudia Berg , Halle / Saale (sponsorship award): Etchings on Stefan Georges "After the reading"
• 2006 Musical composition: Manfred Klinkebiel , Oldenburg (main prize); Birgit Hatzfeld , Heidelberg (2nd prize)
• 2009 book illustration: Claudia Berg , Halle / Saale (main prize): Etchings on Jesus before Pilatus ; Marc Friese , Schmelz / Saarland (sponsorship award): Image montages to a story by WG Sebald
• 2011 Edward Ferdinand, Achthuizen (The Netherlands) 2nd Prize: Alexandre Fracalanza Travassos (Brazil)