Walter Fischer (graphic designer)

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Walter Fischer (born April 3, 1911 in Weißbach ; † June 7, 1982 in Karl-Marx-Stadt ) was a German painter and graphic artist .

Life

After graduating from elementary school, Walter Fischer completed an apprenticeship as a lithographer from 1925 to 1929 . From 1929 he was a member of the SPD . After 1933, as a member of illegal circles, he helped smuggle people persecuted by the Nazis across the then “green border” into Czechoslovakia.

In 1939 he was drafted into the Wehrmacht . In 1944 he deserted in Italy, defected to the partisans and took an active part in the partisan battles in northern Italy. He then studied in 1946 for a semester at the Art School in Modena and graduated with a diploma in painting and sculpture.

In autumn 1946 he went back to Germany on foot across the Alps. He became a member of the Kulturbund and a member of the SED . From 1952 to 1956 he was artistic director of DEWAG Dresden and Karl-Marx-Stadt. During his time in Dresden he made the acquaintance of Lea Grundig , Gerhard Richter , Eva Schulze-Knabe and Rudolf Bergander . From 1956 he worked as a freelance graphic artist and was also chairman of the Association of Visual Artists in Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1967 .

Works

  • 1944/45 Fighting Partisans, lithograph
  • 1958 Kindergarten in the Park, Pastel, 4th German Art Exhibition 1958
  • 1962 We protect our republic, oil, 5th German art exhibition 1962
  • 1970 teacher from Samarkand, oil
  • Encounter between Garibaldinis, lithograph
  • 1975 Nubian reading, OIL
  • 1978 Egyptian worker from the Nile, mixed media

Honors

Exhibitions

Solo exhibition

  • 1981 Karl-Marx-Stadt

Exhibition participation

  • 1958, 1962 art exhibition of the GDR
  • 1948 to 1958 Central Saxon Art Exhibition, Karl-Marx-Stadt
  • 1959, 1960 and 1961 art exhibition in the Karl-Marx-Stadt district
  • 1959 Connected to our new life. Ten years of fine arts in the GDR, German Academy of the Arts, Berlin
  • 1963 Exhibition 10 years of architecture, fine arts and visual folk creation in Karl-Marx-Stadt
  • 1974, 1979, 1985 district art exhibition in Karl-Marx-Stadt
  • 1951 Artists create for peace, Berlin
  • 1971 Face of the Working Class, Berlin
  • 1984 retrospective 1945–1984, Karl-Marx-Stadt
  • 1986 Border troop exhibition, Suhl

literature

  • Fischer, Walter . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 5 : V-Z. Supplements: A-G . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1961, p. 481 .
  • Dietmar Eisold (Ed.): Lexicon artists in the GDR . New Life, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-355-01761-9 , pp. 205 .
  • Werner Ballarin: Fischer, Walter . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 40, Saur, Munich a. a. 2004, ISBN 3-598-22780-9 , p. 418.
  • Council of the District of Karl-Marx-Stadt, Dept. of Culture; District Art Center (Ed.): Retrospective 1945–1984 . Fine arts in the Karl-Marx-Stadt district, exhibition on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the GDR from September 28, 1984 to February 14, 1985. Druckhaus Karl-Marx-Stadt, Karl-Marx-Stadt 1984, DNB  20982235X .
  • Saxon State Library Dresden (Ed.): Bibliography Fine Arts . ISSN  0232-5810 , DNB  010731326 (1979 and 1981).
  • City Museums Karl-Marx-Stadt; Municipal art collection (ed.): Walter Fischer. Painting and graphics, Karl-Marx-Stadt: Exhibition, April 3rd, 1981 to May 17th, 1981 . Druckhaus, Karl-Marx-Stadt 1981, OCLC 78213364 .
  • Hella Kießling: Committed to the image of people. Walter Fischer celebrated his 70th birthday on April 3, 1981 . In: Karl-Marx-Städter Almanach . tape 1 , 1981, ISSN  0232-8208 , pp. 70-74 .
  • Johannes Arnold : Capitano tedesco . In: Facts . tape 83 . German Military Publishing House , Berlin 1968, DNB  458302570 .

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personal data
SURNAME Fischer, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Weissbach
DATE OF DEATH June 7, 1982
Place of death Karl Marx City