Valentin Merk

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Beginning of the article "Badisches Kunstgewerbe" from 1899.

Valentin Merk (born February 14, 1853 ; † 1937 ) was a German art teacher and professor at the Karlsruhe School of Applied Arts .

biography

At the Kunstgewerbeschule Karlsruhe, founded in 1878, Merk taught in the architecture class, the sculpture class, the ciselier class and the classes for decorative painting, glass painting and ceramics. The training of drawing teachers and artisans as well as the promotion of the arts and crafts in Baden were among the tasks of the art educator Valentin Merk.

For his services he received the Zähringer Lion Order (knight 1st class with oak leaves) and the jubilee medal.

In 1920, the Karlsruhe School of Applied Arts became what is now the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe .

Works

  • Baden arts and crafts . In: Journal of Art and Decoration , Volume IV, 1899 (pages 445–465), richly illustrated.
  • German glass painting exhibition in Karlsruhe 1901 , Berlin, Fischer & Franke, 1902.
  • Drawing lessons in the elementary school and teacher training institutes , Überlingen Feyel 1891 Volume 1, 1892 Volume 2.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karlsruhe School of Applied Arts. Retrieved February 28, 2017 .
  2. ^ G. Braunsche Hofbuchdruckerei and Verlag (ed.): Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtums Baden, 1910, page 662 . Karlsruhe.
  3. ^ G. Braunsche Hofbuchdruckerei and Verlag (ed.): Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtums Baden, 1910, page 662 . Karlsruhe.
  4. ^ Badisches Kunstgewerbe, written by Valentin Merk, Karlsruhe. From: Alexander Koch, German Art and Decoration, Volume IV, April 1899 to September 1899, pages 445 - 465. Heidelberg University Library.
personal data
SURNAME Merk, Valentin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art teacher and professor at the Karlsruhe School of Applied Arts
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1853
DATE OF DEATH 1937