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Joachim Schmettau
Joachim Schmettau (born 5 February 1937, Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg) is a German sculptor. Life Schmettau has been living in Berlin since 1945. From 1956 to 1960, he studied at the Berlin University of the Arts, where he graduated as a student of in 1961. From 1966 to 1990, he participated as a member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund at a total of 18 large annual Deutscher Künstlerbund, DKB exhibitions. (retrieved 24 January 2016) He was a founding member of the Gruppe Aspekt of the Berlin Critical Realists in 1972. From 1971 to 2002, Schmettau was a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts. Awards * 1968 Villa Romana prize, Florence ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Doberan
Bad Doberan () is a town in the district of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Bad Doberan. In 2012, its population was 11,427. Geography Bad Doberan is situated just west of Rostock's city centre and is therefore part of one of the most developed regions in the north-eastern part of Germany. The town nestles between beautiful beech tree forests just 6 km from the Baltic Sea and is one of the earliest German settlements in Mecklenburg. Today the town is a very popular bathing resort, thanks to Heiligendamm, a district of Bad Doberan situated directly at the cliff line of the Baltic. Historically, Doberan used to be the summer residence for the Mecklenburg Dukes who resided in Schwerin, and for their entourage. Name The name Doberan, originally ''Dobran'', is a place name that probably derives from a Slavic Old Polabian personal name, meaning "good" (''dobry''). According to legend, the name Doberan originated when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
