Toni Nigg

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Toni Nigg (born December 11, 1908 in Vättis ; † April 5, 2000 in Chur ) was a Swiss drawing teacher and illustrator .

Life

Toni Nigg was the son of the primary school teacher Theophil. He carried out archaeological excavations in the Drachenloch ob Vättis from 1917 to 1923. Nigg continued his father's research throughout his life and published his cave diaries. He was also involved in designing the Dragon Hole Museum.

Nigg attended the teachers' seminar in Rorschach , which he successfully completed in 1929. He then studied at the general trade school in Basel and was taught by Ernst Buchner, Herman Meyer, Albrecht Mayer and Georg Schmidt . Nigg completed his studies in 1932 with a teaching license for drawing, writing and handicraft and was elected as a drawing teacher at the Bündner Kantonsschule . From 1963 to 1974 he taught exclusively at the teachers' college.

When Carl Strauss learned Nigg the art of engraving and etching . Nigg was also in contact with Karl Bickel and the Chur engraver Heinrich Moser. Nigg made a name for himself primarily as a sensitive animal and landscape draftsman and as an engraver of historical engravings. He exhibited his works a. a. at twelve Christmas exhibitions in the Bündner Kunstmuseum . In addition, from 1939 to 1885, Nigg illustrated numerous volumes of the Dicziunari Rumantsch Grischun .

In 1938 Nigg married Anni, née Kleeb, who came from Lucerne .

literature

  • Gabriel Peterli: Obituary for Toni Nigg (1908–2000). In: Bündner Jahrbuch: magazine for art, culture and history of Graubünden. Vol. 43, 2001, pp. 166-169 (digitized version ).
  • Toni Nigg (Ed.): Theophil Nigg. My caves / diaries v. Drachenloch 1917/1923.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Story about the excavations in the dragon hole. Retrieved August 5, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Theophil and Toni Nigg. Retrieved August 5, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Nigg, Toni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss drawing teacher and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Vattis
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 2000
Place of death Chur