Rudolf Henn (sculptor)
Rudolf Henn (also Rudolph Henn ; born July 1, 1880 in Olsbrücken , Palatinate; † July 7, 1955 in New York City , United States ) was a German-American sculptor .
Life
Henn first studied at the building trade school in Kaiserslautern and from 1901 figural sculpture at the Munich Art Academy , among others with Syrius Eberle and Heinrich Waderé . In 1907 he accompanied an ethnographic expedition to the Dutch East Indies as a modeller . After completing his studies, he worked as a freelancer in Munich from 1908. In 1915 he was drafted as a soldier. After the First World War, Henn settled in Kaiserslautern in the Rhineland Palatinate part of the Free State of Bavaria , where two daughters were born after his marriage. In 1929, at the beginning of the Great Depression , the family emigrated to the United States in New York City.
In 1936 and 1937 Henn was involved in the artistic design of the Harlem River Houses residential complex as part of the Treasury Relief Art Project , where he worked with Theodore Barbarossa , Erwin Springweiler and Richmond Barthé under the direction of Heinz Warnecke .
In addition to large-format monuments and fountains in public spaces, which Henn executed in stone and cast metal, small-format bronze sculptures are also part of his work.
Works (selection)
- 1910: Luise Hensel monument in Paderborn (with architect Willy Erb; after a joint competition design that was awarded 1st prize)
- 1912: War memorial in Eupen
- 1912/1913: Building sculpture at the main customs office in Munich
- 1913: Fischmännchenbrunnen in Guben
- between 1912 and 1916: sculpture of Rudolf Sigmund von Holzschuher at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg
- 1920s: War memorial in Rothselberg
- 1922 or later: Rotkäppchenbrunnen in Frankenthal (Pfalz)
- 1929: War memorial in Kleinbockenheim
- 1935: Girl Reading , 189 Public School, New York City
- 1938: The Mailman , Port Office in Loudonville, Ohio
literature
- Manfred H. Grieb (Hrsg.): Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon. KG Saur, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-598-11763-3 . Volume 2, p. 621.
- Rudolf Hill: An almost forgotten artist in our region. In: Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Heimatjahrbuch 1996 , pp. 131–136.
Individual evidence
- ^ Digital view, annual report of the school 1897/1898, p. 19
- ^ Matriculation entry, Academy of Fine Arts Munich, 1901
- ↑ a b Andreas Peter: The Fischmännchenbrunnen at the museum. January 26, 2007, accessed February 19, 2015 .
- ↑ Margaret Rose Vendryes: Barthé. A life in sculpture . University Press of Mississippi, Jackson 2008, ISBN 978-1-60473-092-0 , pp. 83 .
- ↑ Die Christian Kunst , 6th year 1909/1910, p. 216.
- ^ Philippe Beck: The image of Germany in the German-language literature of Belgium in the interwar period. In: Hubert Roland, Marnix Beyen, Greet Draye (Eds.) Pictures of Germany in Belgium. Waxmann, Münster 2011, ISBN 978-3-8309-1687-1 . P. 458.
- ^ Gottfried Loup: Rudolf Henns St. Georg 80 years ago on the Eupener Werthplatz. In: Stadt- und Landkurier , year 1993, No. 6, p. 4.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henn, Rudolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henn, Rudolph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Olsbrücken |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1955 |
| Place of death | New York City , United States |