Waldemar Raemisch

Johann Wolfgang Behl is recorded as having studied under Waldemar Raemisch. The recorded working language is German. Employment is recorded with Berlin University of the Arts and United States Schools for Fine and Applied Arts. Work by Waldemar Raemisch is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Collection Sports Heritage NOC*NSF and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

• Name — Waldemar Raemisch • Occupation — Sculptor • Spouse — Gertrude Ruth Gallad (m. 1919–1955; death) • Born — 19 August 1888 • Birthplace — Berlin, Germany • Died — 14 April 1955 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Illustration — Sculpture of a Preacher (1952) by Waldemar Raemisch in Samuel Memorial, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia

Waldemar Raemisch was born 19 August 1888 in Berlin, Germany. In 1919, he married metalsmith and enamelist, Gertrude Ruth (née Gallad). After marriage his wife went by the name Ruth Raemisch. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Prior to World War II, he taught at the Vereinigte Staatsschulen für freie und angewandte Kunst in Berlin. In 1937, Raemisch was forced to leave Germany due to the rise in Nazi power, his wife was Jewish. The same year, starting in 1937, Raemisch began to teach at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He later served as the head of the Sculpture Department at RISD from 1946 to 1954. Raemisch had many notable students including Peter Muller-Munk, Gilbert Franklin, Cornelius C. Richards, and Wolfgang Behl.

Waldemar Raemisch is recorded as sculptor, university teacher and medalist. Formation and teaching. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.