Karl Hagedorn (1889-1969)
Karl Hagedorn may refer to: * Karl Hagedorn (1889–1969), German painter, naturalised British * Karl Hagedorn (1922–2005) Karl Hagedorn (1922–2005) was a German American painter, who worked on lithographs and etchings. He should not be confused with another artist of the same name, who was born in Berlin in 1889, settled in Manchester, England, in 1905, and di ...

Karl Hagedorn (1889–1969)
Karl Hagedorn (11 September 1889 – 1969), who signed himself Hagedorn, was a painter and illustrator. He was born in Berlin in 1889 but settled in Manchester, England, in 1905. Biography Hagedorn was educated in Berlin, and at Manchester School of Technology, Manchester School of Art, the Slade School of Fine Art, and in Paris, under Maurice Denis. Hagedorn became a leading figure in the Manchester art scene showing regularly at the Society of Modern Painters in the city, and also, from 1913 onwards, at the Royal Academy and the New English Art Club. He was naturalised as a British citizen in 1914, and served in the British Army during World War I. Hagedorn provided illustrations for the Empire Marketing Board, Shell and the ''Radio Times'' and also worked as a part-time art teacher at Epsom School of Art. He also taught at the Slade School of Fine Art. During World War II, he sold pictures of military subjects to the United Kingdom Government's War Artists' Advisory Co ...
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