Stephan Hlawa
Stephan Hlawa also Stefan Hlawa (born February 2, 1896 in Vienna ; † June 5, 1977 there ) was an Austrian set and costume designer, painter and graphic artist.
Most of Hlawa's career took place at the Vienna Burgtheater , for which he worked again from 1932 to 1945 and from 1948 and for which he designed over 300 sets. 1945-48 he worked at the Innsbruck State Theater . He also worked for the Theater an der Wien , the Vienna Volkstheater ( Jacques Offenbach's Die Schöne Helena , 1949), the Vienna Volksoper , the State Opera and the Salzburg Festival - in total he created more than 200 sets.
In 1971 he was entrusted with the artistic design of the arrivals hall at Vienna-Schwechat airport .
Hlawa received numerous awards, such as the City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts in 1956 and the Grillparzer Ring in 1968.
literature
- Franz Hadamowsky : Stefan Hlawa and his scenic work. On the occasion of the exhibition for his 25th anniversary as a set designer . Biblos-Schriften, Volume 12.Austrian National Library, Vienna 1956.
- Peter Roboz: The set designer Stefan Hlawa. A contribution to the history of modern stage design in Austria . (With catalog raisonné). Dissertation. University of Vienna, Vienna 1969.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stefan Hlawa, the well-known stage designer (…) In: Arbeiter-Zeitung , February 2, 1971, p. 12, center right.
- ↑ Yearbook of the Grillparzer Society, Volume 7, page 261
- ↑ Permalink Austrian Library Association .
- ↑ Permalink Austrian Library Association .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hlawa, Stephan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hlawa, Stefan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian stage and costume designer, painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th June 1977 |
| Place of death | Vienna |