Almuth Lütkenhaus (née Wirsing; 8 March 1930 in

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– 1996 in

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) was a

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

, also known as Almuth Lütkenhaus-Lackey. From 1948 until 1952 she studied art at schools in

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and

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. She married Erich Lütkenhaus, an artist, in 1952, from whom she later separated. She lived in Soest from 1962 until 1966, when she moved to

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, where she died in 1996.

References

*Clague, Julie. "Symbolism and the Power of Art: Female Representations of Christ Crucified." ''Bodies in Question: Gender, Religion, Text.'' Yvonne Sherwood and Darlene Bird, eds. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2005. 34–37. *Clague, Julie. "The Christa: Symbolizing My Humanity and My Pain." ''Feminist Theology'', Vol. 14, No. 1 (2005): 83–108. *Clague, Julie. "Divine Transgressions: The Female Christ-form in Art." ''Critical Quarterly'' 47 (2005): 47–63. *Dyke, Doris Jean. "Crucified Woman: Art and the Experience of Faith." ''

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'' 5 (Fall 1989): 161–169. *Dyke, Doris Jean. ''Crucified Woman''. Toronto: United Church Publishing House, 1991. *Elliott, Clifford. "''Crucified Woman'' (A Sculpture)." ''International Review of Mission'' 71 (July 1982): 332–335. *Lütkenhaus, Almuth. ''Almuth Lütkenhaus: Sculptures, Retrospective 1966-74.'' Essay by Pat Fleisher. Ottawa: National Arts Centre, 1974.

External links

Toronto Sculpture database

Gallery

Image:Almuth Lütkenhaus Die Sitzende Hamm Westfalen.JPG, ''Die Sitzende'' Image:Almuth Lütkenhaus Geborgenheit Hamm Westfalen.JPG, ''Geborgenheit'' Family Group Berczy Park.jpg, ''Family Group'' Image:Westfalenpark Dortmund 2015 Mädchen mit Ball 1.jpg, ''Mädchen mit Ball'' 1930 births 1996 deaths People from Hamm Canadian sculptors German sculptors German women sculptors German emigrants to Canada 20th-century sculptors 20th-century German women artists {{Canada-sculptor-stub