Walter Passarge
Walter Passarge (born May 23, 1898 in Erfurt ; † July 30, 1958 in Mannheim ) was a German art historian.
Passarge studied art history and received his doctorate in 1923 at the University of Leipzig under Wilhelm Pinder with a thesis on the German Vesper image in the Middle Ages. He initially worked as an art historian at the Museum in Erfurt from 1922 to 1925, then as a lecturer at the State Art Academy in Kassel until 1927 and as assistant director at the Thaulow Museum and as a lecturer at the craft school in Kiel until 1936 . From July 1, 1936 until his death he was director of the city art gallery in Mannheim . During his time at the Kunsthalle Mannheim, he was mainly concerned with the second wave of confiscations that began in 1937 by the National Socialists and their influence on the selection of the art on display. At that time he shifted the focus of the Mannheim Kunsthalle to the politically less sensitive arts and crafts. After the Second World War, it was up to him to rebuild the Kunsthalle, which had been greatly reduced by the effects of National Socialism and World War II, with a particular focus on German and modern art as well as the collections of the 19th and 20th centuries. He has published widely on a wide variety of art historical topics.
literature
- Gustav Friedrich Hartlaub : Walter Passarge †. In: Mannheimer Hefte. 1958, 2, pp. 38-39.
Web links
- Literature by and about Walter Passarge in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Walter Passarge in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Passarge, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1958 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |