Gerhard Marcks (1889
– 1981) was a German artist, known primarily as a sculptor, but
also known for his drawings, woodcuts, lithographs and ceramics.
Marcks was born in
Berlin, where, at age 18, he worked as an apprentice to the sculptor
Richard Scheibe. During World War I, he served in the German army,
which resulted in long term health problems.
With architect
Walter Gropius (founder of the Bauhaus school), Lyonel Feininger,
Scheibe and others, Marcks was a member of two art-related political
groups, the Novembergruppe (November Group) and the Arbeitsrat für
Kunst (Workers Council for Art). He was also affiliated with the
Deutscher Werkbund, of which Gropius was a founding member.
He was among the
first lecturers at the Bauhaus and one of its most important
advocates of revolutionizing all the arts. He called for a return to
artisanry for architects, sculptors and painters alike, says Anke
Blümm, curator of the exhibition "Paths from the Bauhaus -
Gerhard Marcks and His Circle of Friends."
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