0159 Robert Tischler, Chefarchitekt 1926-1959

Ein Desiderat

  • Christian Fuhrmeister (Author)
    Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich

    Fields of Expertise: Art Market & Provenance, Sculpture, 20th Century, Collecting & Exhibiting, 19th Century, 21st Century, Art Theory & Historiography, Techniques & Conservation, Architecture

    Groups: RIHA-Authors, Munich, Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Local Editors, RIHA-reviewers

Identifiers (Article)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11588/riha.2017.1.70294

Identifiers (Files)

URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:101:1-201711132193 (PDF (Deutsch))

Abstract

Robert Tischler, the chief architect of the German War Graves Commission from 1926 until his death in 1959, decisively shaped the character of German war cemeteries at home and abroad. Interestingly, the size of the oeuvre does not correspond to the very few facts we know about the author. This article explains the biographical and structural reasons for this situation, among them the bias of art and architectural history to focus on progress and innovation. It pleads for a thorough investigation of both the architect and his oeuvre that considers the context of production, distribution, and reception.

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Issue
2017: Special Issue "War Graves/ Die Bauaufgabe Soldatenfriedhof, 1914-1989"
Section
Articles
Categories
20th Century; Other Art Forms
Language
de
Keywords
Forschungslücke, Forschungsgeschichte, Quellenlage, Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge Robert Tischler, Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur

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