My research into an almost forgotten but wonderful Berlin painter (who happened to find in a 1930 exhibition catalogue in Berlin) so far had not been very successful. But I feel lucky it has nevertheless lead me recently to:
Krotowski, Stephan Samuel
(Berlin 26-01-1881
– 1948 London).
Jewish (fashion) illustrator, poster and bookcover (“Buchschmuck”) designer.
("Plakatkünstler")
Teacher at the Reimann School in Berlin
("Plakatkünstler")
Teacher at the Reimann School in Berlin
He studied in Munich (I'ld like to know with whom ......) returned and worked in Berlin from the early 1910's as a graphic artist, fashion drawer and painter.
As an illustrator he worked for “Ulk” magazine published by “Ullstein Verlag” in Berlin and as
fashion drawer for “Fashion” magazine
and “Lebenskunst” a gentlemens
magazine.
Harry Walden (Berlin 1875-1921 Berlin) was a very popular theater actor and had a short but intensive career as an early film maker and movie star. He also worked all over the world as a business man and later also performed as an actor even in America. He returned to Berlin and started in 1912 a movie production company. He died, addicted to morphine by suicide
Krotowski also taught fashion-drawing at the Berlin “Schule Reimann” and thus was a colleague of Julius Klinger (read below) who, unlike Stephan Krotowski, who stayed relatively unknown, rose to great fame later in Vienna as an iconic poster and advertising artist.
Alexander Roda Roda (Moravia 1872-1945 New York) was an alias for Sandor Friedrich Rosenfeld, a very popular Austrian playwright and satirical publicist. He worked for "Simplizissimus magazine and lived in Berlin 1920-1933.
Krotowski is also notable for his fashion prints for the men's clothing store PKZ (founded by Paul Kehl in 1881), based in Zurich. His family and relatives suffered greatly from Nazi persecution. It is estimated not more then 1% of the 160.000 Jews of Berlin survived the Holocaust.
Harry Walden (Berlin 1875-1921 Berlin) was a very popular theater actor and had a short but intensive career as an early film maker and movie star. He also worked all over the world as a business man and later also performed as an actor even in America. He returned to Berlin and started in 1912 a movie production company. He died, addicted to morphine by suicide
Krotowski also taught fashion-drawing at the Berlin “Schule Reimann” and thus was a colleague of Julius Klinger (read below) who, unlike Stephan Krotowski, who stayed relatively unknown, rose to great fame later in Vienna as an iconic poster and advertising artist.
Alexander Roda Roda (Moravia 1872-1945 New York) was an alias for Sandor Friedrich Rosenfeld, a very popular Austrian playwright and satirical publicist. He worked for "Simplizissimus magazine and lived in Berlin 1920-1933.
The "Wintergarten" of Hotel Central in Berlin Friedrichstrasse 1881.
Krotowski is also notable for his fashion prints for the men's clothing store PKZ (founded by Paul Kehl in 1881), based in Zurich. His family and relatives suffered greatly from Nazi persecution. It is estimated not more then 1% of the 160.000 Jews of Berlin survived the Holocaust.
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Reimann Schule
and Albert Reimann
(Posen 1874 – 1976
London)
Jewish sculptor, arts and crafts artist medailleur
and art educator.
Private school owner and leader.
Albert and Clara (possibly 1875-1955, I found a Clara Reimann in a British census) Reimann founded and lead the “Schule
Reimann” 1902-1935. I t was a private
Arts and Crafts School („Schülerwerkstätten für Kleinplastik“) also training its own teachers. In 1909 a
poster design class was added and in 1910 the “Höhere Fachschule für Dekorationskunst“ was incorporated.
In 1911 Julius Klinger (1876-1942) was appointed teacher in the “Fachwerkstatt für Plakatkunst” in Reimann’s school and was the artistic leader 1912-1915 of the the joined “Höhere Fachschule für Dekorationskunst.
In 1927, 31 teachers taught 1000 students in 33 classes. In 1931 he had the schoolbuildings modernized and a photography section added but because of his Jewish roots and anti Jewish laws and harassement from 1933 onwards was steadily forced to sell and close his school, the last remnants, his artist supply shop was demolished in the “Reichspogromsnacht” (“Kristallnacht”) november 9/10th 1938.
December 17th Reimann immigrated to London where his son Heinz Reimann, beginning of 1937 had
esthablished the Reimann School and Studios (follow the Link) in Regency street its innovative methods and concepts were enthousiastically received
and it had a significant influence on British art and design schools and institutions. The London school closed 1941 because of the "Blitz" and finally was destroyed by bombing in 1944.
In 1927, 31 teachers taught 1000 students in 33 classes. In 1931 he had the schoolbuildings modernized and a photography section added but because of his Jewish roots and anti Jewish laws and harassement from 1933 onwards was steadily forced to sell and close his school, the last remnants, his artist supply shop was demolished in the “Reichspogromsnacht” (“Kristallnacht”) november 9/10th 1938.
December 17th Reimann immigrated to London where his son Heinz Reimann, beginning of 1937 had
esthablished the Reimann School and Studios (follow the Link) in Regency street its innovative methods and concepts were enthousiastically received
and it had a significant influence on British art and design schools and institutions. The London school closed 1941 because of the "Blitz" and finally was destroyed by bombing in 1944.
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Julius Klinger
(Dornbach near Vienna 22-05-1876 – murdered 1942 Minsk)
Jewish drawer, illustrator,
typographer, writer and graphic artist.
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