Rudolf Dentler
Rudolf Dentler (born December 18, 1924 in Pforzheim ; † September 2, 2006 in Ulm ) was a German goldsmith , artist and self-proclaimed "King of Ulm". He called himself "Rex the Last".
Life
Rudolf Dentler received his training at the art and factory schools in Pforzheim and Zurich and passed the master craftsman examination in 1952. From 1955 he lived as a freelance goldsmith in Blaubeuren , from 1968 in Ulm.
His Sophitia sculpture has stood in front of the Ulm Theater since 1999 , a copy of it at the Waganowa Academy in St. Petersburg . Other works can be found in museums in Berlin , New York , Tokyo and Moscow .
Every year on Oath Monday he gave his throne speech - an alternative oath speech - from a throne that he installed on the second floor of the facade of the goldsmiths in Ulm's Gerbergasse in 1989. He awarded a ring of honor with a gold cross to deserving citizens.
Dentler's grave is located in the main cemetery in Ulm . His family has set up a museum for the deceased with the works and writings of the “king”.
The stage and costume designer Timo Dentler is a son of Rudolf Dentler.
Exhibitions
- Ulm Museum , 1958
- La Cimaise, Paris, 1961
- Victoria and Albert Museum , London, 1961
- Charlottenburg Palace , Berlin, 1963
- German goldsmithing, New York, 1965
- Ulm Museum , 1965
- German goldsmithing, Belgrade, 1970
- Representative exhibition Baden-Württemberg, Graz, 1964
- International Goldsmithing, Tokyo, 1965
- Federal Garden Show 1977 , Stuttgart
- Jewelery ballet aesthetics, Ulm Theater, 1982
- World exhibition for goldsmithing, Ulm, 1986
- Exhibition "King's Jewelery", Haus des Landkreises, Ulm, 1990
literature
- Rudolf Dentler. Ballet Sophitia. The dancing wisdom , ISBN 3-9806664-1-7
- Frank Raberg : Biographical Lexicon for Ulm and Neu-Ulm 1802-2009 . Süddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft im Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2010, ISBN 978-3-7995-8040-3 , p. 64 f .
Web links
- rexdentler.de Exhibitions, picture galleries, speeches from the throne
- Sophitia, the dancing wisdom
- Obituary with pictures (PDF file; 552 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ A museum for the "jewelery preacher" from Ulm. In: Die Welt , September 8, 2013.
- ↑ Lord Mayor Gönner pays tribute to Rudolf Dentler. ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. In: ulm.de .
- ↑ Beate Rose: Museum for the "King of Ulm" ( Memento from November 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) In: Südwest Presse , November 19, 2009.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dentler, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German goldsmith, artist and city original |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pforzheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 2006 |
| Place of death | Ulm |