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Augusta Von Zitzewitz
Augusta von Zitzewitz (26 December 1880 – 14 November 1960) was a German artist, based, for most of her working life, in Berlin. Early on in her career she was associated with the Berlin Secession movement. She is best known for her portraits. Life Augusta von Zitzewitz was born in Berlin, a daughter of the Prussian Oberleutnant Coelestin Friedrich von Zitzewitz and his wife, born Elise Köbel. Because of her mother's English provenance she and her eight siblings grew up bilingual. According to family tradition she was christened "Augusta" after the empress Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811-1890), the politically liberal wife of the old German emperor. Her father died in 1892, a few months after her eleventh birthday, and she was sent away to complete her education at the "Kaiserin-Augusta-Stift", a Potsdam boarding school which later formed the unsympathetic backdrop for Christa Winsloe's drama, Girls in Uniform. In 1907, presumably with the backing of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Von Bucovich
Mario von Bucovich (16 February 1884 – 30 November 1947), also known as Marius von Bucovich, was an Austrian photographer. He was born at Pula in the Istrian region of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and held the title of Baron. His father, August, Freiherr von Bucovich (1852–1913), was a former Corvette Captain in the Austro-Hungarian navy and later an entrepreneur in the railroad concession sector. His mother was Greek. He is believed to have been married four times. The Berliner Morgenpost in 2009 described him as "one of the great unknown photographers of 20th Century European photography". Early life He began studying mathematics and mechanics at the Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule in Zurich in 1904. He continued these studies in Nancy, France. From 1908 to 1909 he studied electrical engineering and mechanical engineering at the Technikum Mittweida in Saxony. Bucovich began his professional career in 1909 at the Otis Elevator Company in New York City, USA, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
