Lothar Schreyer
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Lothar Schreyer was a German artist
, editor
, and gallery owner.
He studied law and art history at the universities of University of Heidelberg, Humboldt University of Berlin
and University of Leipzig
, with a doctorate in law, in 1910.
From 1911 to 1918, he worked as a dramatic advisor, and assistant director at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus
. From 1914, he worked with Herwarth Walden
, director of the gallery 'Der Sturm' in Berlin.
From 1916 to 1928, he was editor of Der Sturm
.
In 1918, together with Walden, he founded an experimental Expressionist theater called 'Sturm-Bühne'.
In 1921, he was invited to lead the stage workshop at the Bauhaus
.
His production of Mondspiel failed: this play caused a protest among the students.
He left the Bauhaus two years later.
From 1924 to 1927, he was a teacher at the Berlin art school 'Der Weg'. From 1928 to 1931, he was head editor of the publishing house 'Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt'.
He corresponded with Paul Klee
.
In 1933 he converted to the Catholicism
. During the 1930s, he was concerned with Christian mysticism and folk ideas, and ultimately the Nazi ideology, signing the Gelöbnis treuester Gefolgschaft
, the 1933 declaration in which 88 German authors vowed faithful allegiance to Adolf Hitler
. However, his work was included in the "Degenerate art
" exhibition of 1938.
After World War II, Schreyer continued the former 'Sturm-Bühne' now called 'Kampf-Bühne' in Hamburg, where productions included Kreuzigung, Mann and Kindsterben.
His work is held in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
. A film has been made on "Der Sturm".
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, editor
Editor
The term editor may refer to:As a person who does editing:* Editor in chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies* Copy editing, making formatting changes and other improvements to text...
, and gallery owner.
He studied law and art history at the universities of University of Heidelberg, Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
and University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, with a doctorate in law, in 1910.
From 1911 to 1918, he worked as a dramatic advisor, and assistant director at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus
Deutsches Schauspielhaus
The Deutsches Schauspielhaus is a theatre in the St. Georg quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany. With a capacity for 1192 spectators, it places it as Germany's largest theatre...
. From 1914, he worked with Herwarth Walden
Herwarth Walden
Herwarth Walden was a German Expressionist artist and art expert in many disciplines...
, director of the gallery 'Der Sturm' in Berlin.
From 1916 to 1928, he was editor of Der Sturm
Der Sturm
Der Sturm was a magazine covering the expressionism movement founded in Berlin in 1910 by Herwarth Walden. It ran weekly until monthly in 1914, and became a quarterly in 1924 until it ceased publication in 1932....
.
In 1918, together with Walden, he founded an experimental Expressionist theater called 'Sturm-Bühne'.
In 1921, he was invited to lead the stage workshop at the Bauhaus
Bauhaus
', commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. At that time the German term stood for "School of Building".The Bauhaus school was founded by...
.
His production of Mondspiel failed: this play caused a protest among the students.
He left the Bauhaus two years later.
From 1924 to 1927, he was a teacher at the Berlin art school 'Der Weg'. From 1928 to 1931, he was head editor of the publishing house 'Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt'.
He corresponded with Paul Klee
Paul Klee
Paul Klee was born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, and is considered both a German and a Swiss painter. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was, as well, a student of orientalism...
.
In 1933 he converted to the Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
. During the 1930s, he was concerned with Christian mysticism and folk ideas, and ultimately the Nazi ideology, signing the Gelöbnis treuester Gefolgschaft
Gelöbnis treuester Gefolgschaft
The Gelöbnis treuester Gefolgschaft was a declaration by 88 German writers and poets of their loyalty to Adolf Hitler...
, the 1933 declaration in which 88 German authors vowed faithful allegiance to Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
. However, his work was included in the "Degenerate art
Degenerate art
Degenerate art is the English translation of the German entartete Kunst, a term adopted by the Nazi regime in Germany to describe virtually all modern art. Such art was banned on the grounds that it was un-German or Jewish Bolshevist in nature, and those identified as degenerate artists were...
" exhibition of 1938.
After World War II, Schreyer continued the former 'Sturm-Bühne' now called 'Kampf-Bühne' in Hamburg, where productions included Kreuzigung, Mann and Kindsterben.
His work is held in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles, adjacent to the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits....
. A film has been made on "Der Sturm".
Works
- Theateraufsätze, Issue 3 of Works, Lothar Schreyer, Editor Brian Keith-Smith, Edwin Mellen Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-7734-1354-2
External links
- "Lothar Schreyer", Artnet
- "Lothar Schreyer", Deutsche Wikipedia