Bachem, Bele
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| Birthname | Bachem, Renate Gabriele | ||||
| born on | 17 May 1916 at 04:00 (= 04:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Düsseldorf, Germany, 51n12, 6e47 | ||||
| Timezone | MEDT h2e (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   25°50'   18°51 Asc. 02°54'
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Biography
German painter, drawer, book illustrator, set designer, and writer.
Within a short time, her works found critical acclaim, so that she obtained her first commissions in Berlin. Later Bachem moved to Munich to work as a theater set designer. During the time of the Nazi regime, she was not able to work but began again shortly after the end of the Second World War.
Her drawings were published in magazines such as "Der Simpl" and she continued working as a set designer for various theaters. Besides her theater work, Bele Bachem wrote and illustrated books and produced film posters. She also worked as a lecturer in Munich. She is considered one of the most important female German artists after the war and the only female surrealist of German post-war literature.
Bele Bachem died on 5 June 5 2005, in Munich.
Link to Wikipedia biography (German)
Source Notes
Arno Muller, vol 3
Categories
- Vocation : Art : Fine art artist
