Wolfgang vom Schemm

Wolfgang vom Schemm (born September 28, 1920 in Elberfeld , † 2003 ) was a German draftsman and graphic artist .

After attending the Werkkunstschule in Wuppertal-Barmen , Wolfgang vom Schemm devoted himself to illustration and graphics. In 1939 he was awarded the German Art Prize for Caricature and Illumination . After 1945, his popularity grew with the creation of woodcuts and increasingly abstract graphics. He illustrated prints of the Threepenny Opera , as well as editions of the literary works Lederstrumpf and Don Quichotte , among other things . In addition, he developed his own so-called "Uncle Fritz stories".

Vom Schemm also worked as an illustrator for Wuppertal originals and everyday situations and achieved international recognition. In addition to local exhibitions, his works were also exhibited abroad, for example in 1969 at the Woodstock Gallery in London . His work has been honored with the von der Heydt Culture Prize and the Villa Romana Prize. Wolfgang vom Schemm was a member of the German Association of Artists .

Awards

1939: German Art Prize for Caricature and Illumination
1959: from the Heydt Culture Prize of the city of Wuppertal
1961: Villa Romana Prize

Web links

Works in an exhibition from 1973

Individual evidence

^ Gudrun Haberberger: Wuppertal artist directory . Ed .: Sabine Fehlemann . From the Heydt Museum, Wuppertal 2000, ISBN 978-3-89202-042-4 .
↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Ordinary members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Schemm, Wolfgang vom ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on January 19, 2016)

personal data
SURNAME	from Schemm, Wolfgang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	from Schemm, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German draftsman and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 28, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Elberfeld
DATE OF DEATH	2003

[1] Gudrun Haberberger: Wuppertal artist directory . Ed .: Sabine Fehlemann . From the Heydt Museum, Wuppertal 2000, ISBN 978-3-89202-042-4 .

[2] uenstlerbund.de: Ordinary members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Schemm, Wolfgang vom ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on January 19, 2016)