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Bert Van Bork
Bert Van Bork (1928–October 29, 2014) was a German-born producer, director, cinematographer, still photographer, painter, and printer. He studied fine arts in Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, and later moved to Chicago where he shot and directed instructional films for companies such as Encyclopædia Britannica Films and Physical Science Study Committee. Early life Van Bork was born in Augustusburg, Saxony, Germany. At the age of fifteen, Bert won a competition to study at the Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin. There Van Bork attended classes taught by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, one of the four founders of the German Expressionist art group “Die Brücke”. Following the second World War Van Bork continued his studies at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig as well as Dresden. During this time he produced the critically acclaimed woodcut series “Night Over Germany”, marking a personal documentation of the German post-war experience. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustusburg, Germany
Augustusburg () is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Chemnitz. Augustusburg is known for its ''Jagdschloss'', the Augustusburg Hunting Lodge, hunting lodge of the same name. The town includes the ortsteil or town quarters of: * Augustusburg * Erdmannsdorf (Augustusburg), Erdmannsdorf * Grünberg (Augustusburg), Grünberg * Hennersdorf (Augustusburg), Hennersdorf * Kunnersdorf (Augustusburg), Kunnersdorf A funicular, funicular railway, the Augustusburg Cable Railway, connects Erdmannsdorf-Augustusburg station, in the village of Erdmannsdorf (Augustusburg), Erdmannsdorf and on the Annaberg-Buchholz–Flöha railway, Zschopau Valley Railway, with the town. Geography Location Augustusburg is located in the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge), approx. 15 km east of Chemnitz, 5 km south east of Flöha, 20 km south west of Freiberg and 9 km north of Zschopau in the district of Mittelsachsen Mittelsachsen ("Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
