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Hans Richter

German artist (1888–1976)

Hans Johannes Siegfried Richter (German: [ˈʁɪçtɐ]; 6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian. In 1965 he authored the book Dadaism about the history of the Dada movement.2

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Born Apr 6, 1888, died Feb 1, 1976.1

About

He was born in Berlin into a well-to-do family and died in Minusio, near Locarno, Switzerland.

From Expressionism through Dadaism, Constructivism and Neoplasticism, he was one of the major figures of avant-garde art in the 1910s and 1920s and a catalyst for intellectuals and artists in many disciplines. Richter helped organise exhibitions which revived interest in Dada, both in the United States and Europe. In 1956 he made Dadascope, a film dedicated to Dada poetry.

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Early life and education

Hans Richter was born in 1888 to a Jewish family, the son of legation counselor Moritz Richter and his wife Ida Gabriela Rothschild. Even as a child, he wanted to be a painter. He began his first graphic works at the age of 14. His father initially forbade him from studying painting and persuaded him to study architecture instead. As a prerequisite, he completed a two-year apprenticeship as a carpenter and joiner in his father's business in Berlin. After completing his apprenticeship in 1908, his father enabled him to attend the Berlin Academy of Art.

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Career

Occupation: artist, screenwriter, filmmaker, painter, art historian, visual artist, director, illustrator.6

  • Date not recordedWorked at Bauhaus3
  • Date not recordedFounded City College of New York Film Institute4
  • Date not recordedFounded absolute film5

Personal life

  • BornApr 6, 1888, Berlin7
  • DiedFeb 1, 1976, Minusio8
  • CitizenshipUnited States, Switzerland, Germany9
  • ResidenceZurich10

Hans Richter was married four times: in 1916 to Elisabeth (Lisa, Lies, Lieska) Steinert († 1923), in 1921 to Maria von Vanselow (divorced 1922), in 1927 to Erna Niemeyer (pseudonyms: Renate Green, Ré Soupault, René Mensch), in 1951 to Frida Ruppel (1910–78), whose two children Hans Ruppel and Ursula Lawder administered the estate.

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Awards

  • 1969Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany11
  • Date not recordedGerman Film Award11

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