Werner Schmidt (art historian)
Werner Schmidt (born May 26, 1930 in Pirna ; † July 15, 2010 in Dresden ) was a German art historian and museum director.
After graduating from high school in 1948, he studied art history, classical archeology and German studies first in Leipzig and later at the Humboldt University in Berlin . From 1959 to 1989 he was director of the Dresden Kupferstichkabinett and from 1990 to 1997 general director of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden .
Schmidt received an honorary doctorate from the Dresden University of Education in 1985 . After the end of his professional activity he received further honors, including the award of the Federal Cross of Merit (1997) and the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1998).
From 1996 to 2002 Schmidt was President of the Saxon Academy of the Arts . At the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts he was a corresponding member of the Department of Fine Arts and Architecture.
In 2008 he donated his extensive private graphic collection to the Pirna City Museum .
On May 15, 2010, he received honorary citizenship in his hometown of Pirna for his commitment to promoting art and culture .
Werner Schmidt lived in Dresden until his death. His grave is in the Loschwitz cemetery .
Publications (selection)
- Bernardo Bellotto, known as Canaletto , in Pirna and at the Königstein Fortress . 2nd edition. Canaletto Forum Pirna e. V., Pirna 2000, ISBN 3-00-007126-1 .
- (Ed.): Expatriated. Artists from the GDR and the Soviet sector of Berlin, 1949–1989. Exhibition Albertinum Dresden, from October 7th to December 12th 1990; Kleine Deichtorhalle Hamburg, from January 10th to March 1st 1991 . Argon, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-87024-160-8 .
- (Ed.): The Kollwitz Collection of the Dresden Kupferstichkabinett. Graphics and drawings 1890–1912. DuMont, Cologne 1988, ISBN 3-7701-2297-6 .
- with Ulli Arnold (Ed.): Barock in Dresden. Art and art collections under the government of Elector Friedrich August I of Saxony and King August II of Poland called August the Strong 1694–1733 and of Elector Friedrich August II of Saxony and King August III. of Poland 1733–1763 . Edition Leipzig, Leipzig 1986, ISBN 3-361-00002-5 , ( catalog of the Dresden State Art Collections ).
- Adolph Menzel, drawings. Directory and explanations for the exhibition . National Gallery, Berlin 1955.
Web links
- Literature by and about Werner Schmidt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Werner Schmidt in the Saxon Bibliography
- Works by and about Werner Schmidt in the German Digital Library
- Saxon Academy of Arts: Biography of Werner Schmidt
- Museum man Werner Schmidt died , In: Sächsische Zeitung July 15, 2010
- Werner Schmidt Effective to the end , In: Die Zeit , July 22, 2010, No. 30, Time for Saxony, p. 10
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Press information from the city of Pirna and the municipal associations from May 4, 2010: Prof. Werner Schmidt becomes an honorary citizen. Retrieved July 16, 2010
- ↑ Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for Professor Dr. hc Werner Schmidt . In: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Ed.): Dresdener Kunstblätter . tape 42 , 1998 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmidt, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German art historian and museum director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pirna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 2010 |
| Place of death | Dresden |