August Weckbecker
August Weckbecker (28 May 1888 – 13 September 1939) was a German sculptor, painter and stained-glass artist.
Also recorded as August Weckbecker-Schönenberger
August Weckbecker
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- Name
- August Weckbecker
- Born
- 28 May 1888
- Birthplace
- Münstermaifeld, Germany
- Died
- 12 September 1939
- Place of death
- Munich
- Nationality
- German Reich
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter · artist
- Known for
- Patrona Spirensis
- Languages
- German
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August Weckbecker (28 May 1888 – 13 September 1939) was a German sculptor, painter and stained-glass artist.
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August Weckbecker (1888–1939) was an artist, painter and sculptor, a national of German Reich. The artist was born in Münstermaifeld and died in Munich.
Among the works is Patrona Spirensis. Languages used include German.
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• Name — August Weckbecker • Born — 28 May 1888 • Birthplace — Münstermaifeld, Germany • Died — 12 September 1939 • Place of death — Munich
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• Illustration — Work by Weckbecker in the church St. Martin, Lorch, Rheingau August Weckbecker was born on 28 May 1888 in Münstermaifeld, Germany. By 1917 he was a Professor of sculpture in Munich. As a painter and sculptor, Weckbecker received commissions from King Alfonso of Spain, King Ludwig of Bavaria, Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI. In 1925 the Rev. Michael Bolger invited Weckbecker to County Carlow, Ireland to create a monument for the grave of the Rev. Hugh Cullen at Killeshin churchyard. He appears to have remained in Carlow for a number of years, going on to design the stations of the cross, a relief of the entombment of Christ, the East Window, two murals, and the tabernacle for the church at the Carlow lunatic asylum, now known as St Dympna's Hospital. The National Gallery of Ireland hold a bronze bust of Roger Casement by Weckbecker, along with its plaster study. Weckbecker died in Munich on 13 September 1939.
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1888
August Weckbecker born at Münstermaifeld.
1939
August Weckbecker died at Munich.
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- 1.Tracey, Michael. Historic treasure at risk in St Dympna's church. Carlow Nationalist. 15 February 2017.
- 2.Irish Architectural Archive. WECKBECKER, AUGUST. Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940.
- 3.NGI. Objects – August Weckbecker – Artists – National Gallery of Ireland. onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie.
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- Busch, Karl (1963). August Weckbecker, 1888-1939. Schnell & Steiner.
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