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Hellmut Eichrodt
Hellmut Eichrodt (27 February 1872, Bruchsal - 31 July 1943, Karlsruhe) was a German painter and graphic artist. Biography Hellmut Eichrodt, younger brother of Otto Eichrodt, studied from 1890 to 1903 at the Karlsruher Kunstakademie and was apprenticed with Hans Thoma and Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth. From 1897 to 1912 he worked at the magazine ''Jugend (magazine), Jugend'', and for Simplicissimus. Besides his graphic art, he painted murals in churches and other public buildings, including one for the mausoleum in Addis Abeba of Ethiopian emperor Menelik II, and multiple murals in the Karlsruher Christuskirche (Karlsruhe), Christuskirche. In the holdings of the Karlsruher Kunsthalle are two women's portraits by Eichrodt. Because of his collaboration with the Kunstdruckerei Künstlerbund Karlsruhe he received a number of commissions for advertisements, and designed posters for a number of companies including Brauerei Ketterer, Kast & Ehinger, Badische Feuerversicherungsbank, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruchsal
Bruchsal (; orig. Bruohselle, Bruaselle, historically known in English as Bruxhall; South Franconian: ''Brusel'') is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Bruchsal is the largest city in the district of Karlsruhe and is known for being Europe's largest asparagus producer and one of the economic centers of the region of Karlsruhe. The Bruchsal area also includes the cities and towns of Bad Schönborn, Forst, Hambrücken, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Kraichtal, Kronau, Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Östringen, Philippsburg, Ubstadt-Weiher and Waghäusel. Until 1972 Bruchsal was the seat of the district of Bruchsal, which was merged into the district of Karlsruhe as a result of the district reform, effective January 1, 1973. Bruchsal's population passed the 20,000 mark around 1955. When the new Body of Municipal Law for Baden-Württemberg went into ef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
