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1918 Rastenburg, East Prussia, Germany - 1984 Berlin, Germany. Known for: Sculpture.
Waldemar Grzimek was born in East Prussia and moved with his family to Berlin in 1924. He began his artistic training with an apprenticeship for becoming a stonemason. He soon switched in favor of... Read full biography
Waldemar Grzimek was born in East Prussia and moved with his family to Berlin in 1924. He began his artistic training with an apprenticeship for becoming a stonemason. He soon switched in favor of studying at the 'Vereinigte Staatsschulen für freie und angewandte Kunst' in Berlin-Charlottenburg.... Read full biography
Waldemar Grzimek was born in East Prussia and moved with his family to Berlin in 1924. He began his artistic training with an apprenticeship for becoming a stonemason. He soon switched in favor of studying at the 'Vereinigte Staatsschulen für freie und angewandte Kunst' in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Already at that time Grzimek met a number of important sculptors like Gustav Seitz, Fritz Cremer and Gerhard Marcks, with whom he developed a lifelong friendship. Since 1948 Grzimek was a professor at... Read full biography
Waldemar Grzimek was born in East Prussia and moved with his family to Berlin in 1924. He began his artistic training with an apprenticeship for becoming a stonemason. He soon switched in favor of studying at the 'Vereinigte Staatsschulen für freie und angewandte Kunst' in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Already at that time Grzimek met a number of important sculptors like Gustav Seitz, Fritz Cremer and Gerhard Marcks, with whom he developed a lifelong friendship. Since 1948 Grzimek was a professor at the HBK Berlin-Charlottenburg, which was extended by a teaching position at the TU Darmstadt between 1967 and 1984 and finally at the HBK in Berlin-Weißensee. Since Grzimek was continually active in the GDR, he was repeatedly affected by the cultural... Read full biography
Waldemar Grzimek was born in East Prussia and moved with his family to Berlin in 1924. He began his artistic training with an apprenticeship for becoming a stonemason. He soon switched in favor of studying at the 'Vereinigte Staatsschulen für freie und angewandte Kunst' in Berlin-Charlottenburg. Already at that time Grzimek met a number of important sculptors like Gustav Seitz, Fritz Cremer and Gerhard Marcks, with whom he developed a lifelong friendship. Since 1948 Grzimek was a professor at the HBK Berlin-Charlottenburg, which was extended by a teaching position at the TU Darmstadt between 1967 and 1984 and finally at the HBK in Berlin-Weißensee. Since Grzimek was continually active in the GDR, he was repeatedly affected by the cultural conflicts between East and West Germany. The artist produced numerous works in public space, such as the Heinrich... Read full biography