Karl von Appen
Illustration — Karl von Appen in 1956. Karl von Appen (12 May 1900, Düsseldorf – 22 August 1981, Berlin) was a German stage designer and member of the Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists.
Karl von Appen
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- Born
- 1900 · Düsseldorf.
- Died
- 1981 · East Berlin.
- Nationality
- Germany · German Democratic Republic
- Occupation
- painter · university teacher · scenographer · theatre designer · theatre manager · production designer
- Honours
- Order of Karl Marx · National Prize of East Germany · Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Karl von Appen in 1956. Karl von Appen (12 May 1900, Düsseldorf – 22 August 1981, Berlin) was a German stage designer and member of the Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists.
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• 1954: The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Brecht at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin. • 1958: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Peter Palitzsch in Stuttgart.
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Karl von Appen is recorded as having received Order of Karl Marx, National Prize of East Germany and Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver. Appen received Order of Karl Marx, National Prize of East Germany and Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver.
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1900
Karl von Appen born at Düsseldorf.
1981
Karl von Appen died at East Berlin.
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