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August Kreyenkamp
German
1875–1950
About the Artist
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Hugo Erfurth. August Kreyenkamp. 1940. Gelatin silver print, 23 1/2 x 17 1/4" (60 x 43.7 cm). Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln. © 2014 Hugo Erfurth/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Artist Chronology
| November 17, 1875 |
Born
At location: August Kreyenkamp
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Telgte |
| 1895–99 |
Studies at the Art Academy
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Dusseldorf |
| 1899–1945 |
Works as a painter, primarily documenting the city of Cologne
At location: August Kreyenkamp
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Cologne |
| 1907 |
Works as a freelance photographer; his main clients are the Urban Heritage Museum and the image archive of the Rhenish Museum
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Cologne |
| May 25–September 30, 1912 |
Internationale Ausstellung des Sonderbundes Westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler
Participant: August Kreyenkamp
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Cologne |
| May 15–August 8, 1914 |
First Werkbund exhibition
Participant: August Kreyenkamp
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Cologne |
| 1914 |
Serves in the military
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Germany |
| June 20, 1915 |
Commissioned to create Kölnischen Boor, a monumental statue in front of the Gürzenich
At location: August Kreyenkamp
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Cologne |
| 1930 |
Cofounds the Cologne Association of Professional Photographers
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Cologne |
| 1937 |
Applies for membership to the National Socialist Party
At location: August Kreyenkamp
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Cologne |
| February 1939 |
Publishes photographs from his travels with technical explanations in the journal Gebrauchsfotografie – Das Atelier des Fotografen
Contributor: August Kreyenkamp
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Halle |
| March 9, 1950 |
Dies
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Bad Breisig |
