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1879 Chemnitz, Germany - 1964 Berlin, Germany. Known for: Realist style portrait sculpture, nude figures.
Richard Scheibe (19 April 1879, Chemnitz – 6 October 1964, Berlin) was a German artist primarily remembered as a sculptor. He trained as a painter, and taught himself to sculpt beginning in 1906.... Read full biography
Richard Scheibe (19 April 1879, Chemnitz – 6 October 1964, Berlin) was a German artist primarily remembered as a sculptor. He trained as a painter, and taught himself to sculpt beginning in 1906. From 1925-1933 he taught at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main. He was dismissed from... Read full biography
Richard Scheibe (19 April 1879, Chemnitz – 6 October 1964, Berlin) was a German artist primarily remembered as a sculptor. He trained as a painter, and taught himself to sculpt beginning in 1906. From 1925-1933 he taught at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main. He was dismissed from teaching when the Nazis seized power but was reinstated in 1934. He received various recognitions during the Third Reich, including the Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft and placement on the... Read full biography
Richard Scheibe (19 April 1879, Chemnitz – 6 October 1964, Berlin) was a German artist primarily remembered as a sculptor. He trained as a painter, and taught himself to sculpt beginning in 1906. From 1925-1933 he taught at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main. He was dismissed from teaching when the Nazis seized power but was reinstated in 1934. He received various recognitions during the Third Reich, including the Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft and placement on the Gottbegnadeten list. After World War II he continued to sculpt, including a figurative piece for the Memorial to the German Resistance. Source:. "Richard Scheibe," Wikipedia, 2018... Read full biography
Richard Scheibe (19 April 1879, Chemnitz – 6 October 1964, Berlin) was a German artist primarily remembered as a sculptor. He trained as a painter, and taught himself to sculpt beginning in 1906. From 1925-1933 he taught at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main. He was dismissed from teaching when the Nazis seized power but was reinstated in 1934. He received various recognitions during the Third Reich, including the Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft and placement on the Gottbegnadeten list. After World War II he continued to sculpt, including a figurative piece for the Memorial to the German Resistance. Source:. "Richard Scheibe," Wikipedia, 2018... Read full biography
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Richard Scheibe (19 April 1879, Chemnitz – 6 October 1964, Berlin) was a German artist primarily remembered as a sculptor. He trained as a painter, and taught himself to sculpt beginning in 1906. From 1925-1933 he taught at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main.
He was dismissed from teaching when the Nazis seized power but was reinstated in 1934. He received various recognitions during the Third Reich, including the Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft and placement on the Gottbegnadeten list.
After World War II he continued to sculpt, including a figurative piece for the Memorial to the German Resistance.
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Richard Scheibe was a German sculptor who trained as a painter and taught at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main between 1925 and 1933. He was dismissed from teaching when the Nazis took power but was reinstated in 1934. Scheibe received awards during the Third Reich, including the Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft and was included on the Gottbegnadeten list. After World War II, he continued sculpting and created the 'Memorial to the Victims of 20 July 1944' in Berlin in 1953. Scheibe claimed to have been associated with those responsible for the assassination attempt on Hitler. He was awarded the Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1954 and the Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt am Main in the same year. At the age of 80, he was appointed honorary senator of the Berlin College of Fine Arts.