Lothar Meggendorfer
Lothar Meggendorfer was a German illustrator, painter, draftsperson, caricaturist and writer (1845–1925). He was born at Munich.
Also recorded as Lother Meggendorfer.
Lothar Meggendorfer in brief
- Born
- 1845
- Died
- 1925
- Known for
- illustrator, painter, draftsperson, caricaturist and writer
- Place of birth
- Munich
Contents
Catalogued works
48 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1848 to 1998.
Das Stelldichein. What should I become? Münchener Bilderbogen, dated 1848. The Jolly Aunt. Das Buch vom Klapperstorch. Lustiges Automaten-Theater. Look and laugh. Folgen der Zweitracht. Lustige Variationen. Das Kätzchen. Die Gnomen und das Kartenhaus. Neuer Korb voll Allerlei. Im Winter. Der Müllerhans und sein Hund. The monkey theatre. Im Sommer. Grand cirque international. Les changements amusants pour nos bébés. Nur für brave Kinder. Neue lebende Bilder. All alive. Die lustige Tante. Im Stadtpark. The Publishing archive of Lothar Meggendorfer. Always jolly, dated 1891. Aus dem Leben, dated 1882. Bubenstreiche. Ein Verwandlungsbilderbuch, dated 1997. From far and near, dated 1892. Im zoologischen Garten. International Circus, dated 1980. Lebendes Affentheater. Ein Ziehbilderbuch, dated 1992. L. Meggendorfers Verwandlungs- Bilder, dated 1996. Lustiges Automaten - Theater. Ein Ziehbilderbuch, dated 1993. Neue Thierbilder, dated 1890. Nur für brave Kinder. Ein Verwandlungsbuch mit 10 feinen Farbdruckbildern, dated 1998. Reiseabenteuer des Malers Daumenlang und seines Dieners Damian. Ein Ziehbilderbuch, dated 1990. Surprise! Surprise!, dated 1982. Travels of Little Lord Thumb and his man Damian, dated 1981. Trick or treat, dated 1981. Artistic Pussy and her studio, dated 1890. The genius of Lothar Meggendorfer, dated 1985. Lebendes Affen-Theater, dated 1902. Moving picture series ., dated 1884. The doll's house, dated 1978. Internationaler Circus, dated 1979. Lebende Bilderbucher. The Doll's House - A Reproduction of the Antique Pop-up Book, dated 1978, illustrations: commercial color process prints, cut out and reassembled, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1978.677. Immer Lustig!, dated 1890, hand-colored lithograph, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1970.565.246. Das Puppenhaus, Eine Festgable für brave Kinder, dated ca. 1890, color lithographs, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1978.559. Da mußt Du lachen!, dated ca. 1897, color lithograph, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1970.565.236.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Meggendorfer, Lothar, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Meggendorfer, Lothar, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. Imagining the World in Bavarian Children’s Books: Place and Other as Engineered by Lothar Meggendorfer, Imagining Sameness and Difference in Children's Literature, 2017. Paper engineers and mechanical devices of movable books of the 19th and 20th centuries, JLIS.it, 2016.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1845Lothar Meggendorfer born at Munich.
- 1848Münchener Bilderbogen.
- 1925Lothar Meggendorfer died at Munich.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Imagining the World in Bavarian Children’s Books: Place and Other as Engineered by Lothar Meggendorfer, Imagining Sameness and Difference in Children's Literature, 2017
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Meggendorfer, Lothar, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Meggendorfer, Lothar, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Open Library author record for Lothar Meggendorfer (Internet Archive), 35 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 5.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 5 articles naming Lothar Meggendorfer.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 6.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Lothar Meggendorfer (9 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 7.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q315964: Lothar Meggendorfer
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 8.
“Lothar Meggendorfer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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