Walter Schwarz (glass designer)

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Walter Schwarz (born August 21, 1931 in Lauscha ) is a German art glass blower, glass designer and glass artist.

Life

After attending school, Walter Schwarz completed an apprenticeship as an art glass blower from 1946 to 1949. In 1956 he passed the master craftsman examination.

In 1969 he was accepted into the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR , and since then he has been working as a freelancer in Lauscha.

Since 1972 he has participated with his works in numerous art exhibitions at home and abroad, such as the 8th Art Exhibition of the GDR in Dresden , Moscow , Vilnius , Budapest , Balatonfüred , Székesfehérvár , Jablonec nad Nisou , New Delhi , Baku , Damascus , Cairo and Uruguay . His works are exhibited in various museums.

literature

  • Rudolf Hoffmann: Thuringian Glass yesterday and today , Lauscha 1979, p. 54.
personal data
SURNAME Black, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art glass blower and glass artist
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Lauscha