Gerhard Lichtenfeld

Gerhard Lichtenfeld (6 November 1921 – 6 November 1978)[1] was a German sculptor and academic teacher, whose works were installed in public space in the Halle (Saale) and Merseburg districts, and who exhibited internationally. He was awarded the Handel Prize.

Gerhard Lichtenfeld
Mutter und Kind by Lichtenfeld in Naumburg
Born(1921-11-06)6 November 1921
Halle (Saale)
Died6 November 1978(1978-11-06) (aged 57)
Halle
Education
Known forBronze sculpture
Awards

Life
Musenbrunnen in Halle
Frauenbrunnen in Halle

Lichtenfeld was born in Halle (Saale).[1] During service in the Reichsarbeitsdienst, he had an accident in 1940 and lost his left underarm. He studied law, as his father wished, at the University of Halle from 1942 to 1945.[2] After World War II, he worked as a construction labourer.[1]

He applied for the sculptors' class of Gustav Weidanz at Burg Giebichenstein, was accepted and studied Künstlerische Werkgestaltung, graduating with a diploma for sculpture in 1952. He then worked as assistant of Weidanz.[1] From 1959, he directed the sculptors' class at the institute, now called Hochschule für industrielle Formgestaltung Halle – Burg Giebichenstein (now: Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design). He was a lecturer there from 1964, and professor in 1966.[1]

He designed the layout of the central cemetery in Merseburg, and was a consultant for the Merseburg and Halle districts for municipipal design. Several of his works were installed in public space. He took part in international exhibitions.[1]

Lichtenberg died in Halle on his 57th birthday.[2] A street in Halle is named after him.[1]

Awards

Lichtenfeld was awarded the Handel Prize of the Halle Bezirk in 1963 and 1970,[3]:23–24 the Kunstpreis (Art prize) of the town in 1971, and the National Prize of the German Democratic Republic in 1974.[1]

Further reading
  • Vollmer 6, page 209
  • Gerhard Lichtenfeld / Plastik und Grafik, catalogue, Schloss Mosigkau Dessau 1971
  • Gerhard Lichtenfeld / Plastik und Zeichnungen, Halle: Staatliche Galerie Moritzburg, 1979
  • Medaillenkunst in Halle im 20.Jahrhundert, eds. Martin Heidemann and Wolfgang Steguweit, Berlin 2002, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medaillenkunst, Gebr. Mann Verlag, ISBN 3-7861-2462-0
  • Burg Giebichenstein / Die hallesche Kunstschule von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart, 1992, Halle and Karlsruhe, ISBN 3-86105-076-5
  • Das Phänomen des Raumes / Auf den Spuren hallescher Bildhauertradition, 2010, Halle, Kunstverein Talstrasse and Kunstforum Halle, ISBN 978-3-932962-55-4

References
  1. Rink, Christoph. "Gerhard Lichtenfeld (1921-1978)". Bürgerstiftung Halle (in German). Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. Voigt, Klaus-Peter (24 March 2010). "Gerhard Lichtenfelds Treue zur Figürlichkeit". Volksstimme (in German). Magdeburg. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. Rink, Christoph (2012). "Die Geschichte des Händelpreises" (PDF). Händelhaus (in German). pp. 20–25. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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