Wolf Hildebrandt

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Wolf Hildebrandt (born February 4, 1906 in Stettin ; † October 14, 1999 in Deidesheim ; actually Wolfgang Hildebrandt ) was a German artist. He worked as a painter, draftsman, author, composer, dramaturge and director. Hildebrandt was also known by his stage name Hil .

Life

Born Ulrich Hildebrandt as the son of the organist at the Castle Church in Stettin, Wolfgang Hildebrandt first attended grammar school and then the arts and crafts school in Stettin , headed by Gregor Rosenbauer . In 1925 he briefly became a stage designer in Rudolstadt . In 1926 he received a scholarship to study at the Bauhaus Dessau . Then he went back to the theater and in 1931 was one of the founders of the anti-fascist group "Kollektiv Hamburger Demokratie" (Collective Hamburg Actors). Hildebrandt was arrested by the new National Socialist rulers in 1933, but was able to work as an artist again from August of this year; In 1941, however, there was a final professional ban. In 1959 he became active again as a painter and writer. In 1977 he settled in Deidesheim and had his studio here. On his 90th birthday in 1996 there were five exhibitions in honor of him at the Bauhaus Dessau, and his play “Paradise is the Labyrinth” was performed here. In November of the same year there was an exhibition of his works at Hambach Castle . Hildebrandt died three years later at the age of 93 in Deidesheim.

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SURNAME Hildebrandt, wolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hildebrandt, Wolfgang (real name); Hil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Szczecin
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1999
Place of death Deidesheim