Alfred Mahlau
Alfred Mahlau (21 June 1894 in Berlin – 22 January 1967), German painter, illustrator and teacher. Mary's Church in Lübeck), which paid homage to a famous mural of the Dance of Death in the church that was destroyed in the bombing of Lübeck during World War II. His books include a number of works with paintings and drawings of Hamburg and the Hamburg port. The product design for Niederegger from the twenties is still in use.
Alfred Mahlau
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- Born
- 1894 · Berlin.
- Died
- 1967 · Hamburg.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter · university teacher · postage stamp designer · illustrator · graphic artist · textile artist · exlibrist · graphic designer
- Languages
- German
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Alfred Mahlau (21 June 1894 in Berlin – 22 January 1967), German painter, illustrator and teacher. Mary's Church in Lübeck), which paid homage to a famous mural of the Dance of Death in the church that was destroyed in the bombing of Lübeck during World War II. His books include a number of works with paintings and drawings of Hamburg and the Hamburg port. The product design for Niederegger from the twenties is still in use.
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Among his students were Horst Janssen, Vicco von Bülow, and Chinese-German artist Dr Chow Chung-cheng. His work is collected by the Busch-Reisinger Museum, among others.
Alfred Mahlau is recorded as painter, university teacher, postage stamp designer, illustrator and graphic artist.
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Das Spiel wurde 1930 von Alfred Mahlau 1930 entworfen. Hier handelt es sich um eine Neuauflage von 1970. Alleinvertrieb Verband deutsche Frauenkultur e.V. Lübeck. Stark vereinfachte und stilisierte Modellwiedergabe des mittelalterlichen Lübecks aus schema
Verband deutsche Frauenkultur e.V., Herausgeber · Stiftung historische Museen Hamburg - Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte · Hamburg Museum
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1894
Alfred Mahlau born at Berlin.
1952
Glasfenster (Menge unbekannt, 20 kleine Fenster in Kolumbarium) is dated 1952.
1967
Alfred Mahlau died at Hamburg.
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