Ruth Leibnitz

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Ruth Leibnitz (born April 30, 1928 in Chemnitz ; † October 6, 2011 in Bad Nauheim ) was a German sculptor and graphic artist .

Life

The spherical fountain in Giessen created by Ruth Leibnitz

Leibnitz studied music and singing in Dresden and Leipzig from 1945 to 1950 . She was then active as an opera singer (alto) until 1957, but switched to the fine arts in 1960, where she began training as a sculptor with Irmgard Biernath in Mainz. She later studied drawing at a Paris academy.

Ruth Leibnitz lived in Bad Nauheim until her death.

Act

The Ruth Leibnitz Prize she donated is awarded at regular intervals for special sculptural works - the works were presented until 2000 in the public art institution Neue Sächsische Galerie in Chemnitz. Since 2003, the Ruth Leibnitz Prize has been linked to the tender for the European Design Prize of the Baden-Württemberg State Guild of Wood Sculptors and is awarded by the City of Lichtenstein as a purchase price for the exhibition at the Daetz-Centrum Lichtenstein.

Exhibitions

  • 1992: Ruth Leibnitz Retrospective - Sculptures, from March 13 to April 5, 1992, Kunsthalle Gießen, Berliner Platz, Kongresshalle

Works

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sculptor dies at the age of 83
  2. ↑ Ruth Leibnitz: With Ruth Leibnitz, the art scene is losing a sculptor who has always placed people and human interaction in the focus of her work. In: Lichtensteiner Anzeiger. Nov. 18, 2011, p. 7. (PDF; 2.6 MB)
  3. ↑ The city of Chemnitz honors the artist and patron Ruth Leibnitz - invitation to the festive entry in the city's Golden Book  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.chemnitz.de   . (= Press release of the city of Chemnitz. No. 712). Chemnitz, October 7, 2002. (Accessed October 22, 2011)
  4. ↑ European Design Prize 2013. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 17, 2016 ; accessed on January 24, 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / holzbildhauer-bawü.de
  5. ↑ The main thing is to stay creative . In: Gießener Anzeiger. March 29, 2008. (Accessed April 10, 2008)
personal data
SURNAME Leibnitz, Ruth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Chemnitz
DATE OF DEATH October 6, 2011
Place of death Bad Nauheim