Michael Mathias Prechtl
Michael Mathias Prechtl (April 26, 1926 – March 19, 2003) was a German artist, illustrator and cartoonist. Prechtl was born in Amberg. He served as a soldier on the Eastern Front during World War II and spent 1945-49 as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union.
Michael Mathias Prechtl
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- Born
- 1926. · Amberg.
- Died
- 2003. · Nuremberg.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- illustrator, painter, graphic artist and caricaturist.
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Nuremberg.
- Honours
- Bavarian Order of Merit, Prize of the city of Nuremberg, Wolfram von Eschenbach Award, Friedrich-Baur-Preis and Joseph E. Drexel award.
- Languages
- German.
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Michael Mathias Prechtl (April 26, 1926 – March 19, 2003) was a German artist, illustrator and cartoonist. Prechtl was born in Amberg. He served as a soldier on the Eastern Front during World War II and spent 1945-49 as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union.
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Born at Amberg in 1926, died in Nuremberg in 2003.
Michael Mathias Prechtl studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is graphics, painting and illustration. Places of work recorded in the authority are Netherlands. Work by Michael Mathias Prechtl is recorded in the collections of ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe and Amberg City Museum. Distinctions recorded are Bavarian Order of Merit, Prize of the city of Nuremberg, Wolfram von Eschenbach Award and Friedrich-Baur-Preis.
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