Erich Mayer
Illustration — "Erich Mayer" By Sara Buijskes Erich Ernst Karl Mayer (1876–1960) was a German-Jewish artist, writer and philosopher who migrated and settled in South Africa and has been recognized for his contributions towards an indigenous South African artistic style.
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Erich Mayer
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- Born
- 1876 · Karlsruhe.
- Died
- 1960 · Pretoria.
- Nationality
- South Africa · Germany
- Occupation
- ceramicist · watercolorist · designer · artist · painter
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — "Erich Mayer" By Sara Buijskes Erich Ernst Karl Mayer (1876–1960) was a German-Jewish artist, writer and philosopher who migrated and settled in South Africa and has been recognized for his contributions towards an indigenous South African artistic style.
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Early life
Early life
Born in Karlsruhe, Germany and raised in Berlin, Mayer was awarded a scholarship to study architecture. However, an illnesses prevented him from completing his degree, and he moved to South Africa, where he worked as a land surveyor. Mayer joined a boer commando during the Anglo Boer War, and sketched local farm where he stayed overnight. He was captured in Mafikeng, sent to St Helena as a prisoner of war and then returned to Germany.
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Erich Mayer is recorded as ceramicist, watercolorist, designer, artist and painter.
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Life and career
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1876
Erich Mayer born at Karlsruhe.
1960
Erich Mayer died at Pretoria.
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Karlsruhe.
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Pretoria.
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Influence on South Africa
Mayer returned to South Africa and In 1912 he settled in Pretoria, where he began advocating for a National Art Identity. He gained particular fame with his meticulous and sympathetic portrayal of the life of the farmer in the interior. He died in Pretoria in 1960.
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