Wilhelm Arthur Vogel (2 April 1868 – 4 March 1962) was a German merchant, photographer and publisher of
Ore Mountain picture postcards which form an important part of the heritage of the
Ore Mountains.
Life and works
Vogel was born on 2 April 1868 in
Schwarzenberg Schwarzenberg may refer to:
People
* House of Schwarzenberg, Franconian and Bohemian aristocratic family which was first mentioned in 1172
** Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771–1820), Field Marshal in Austrian service during the Napol ...
. After attending primary school in Schwarzenberg and the trade school in
Chemnitz
Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany a ...
Arthur Vogel went into the
fashion accessory business of his father, Fürchtegott Wilhelm Vogel, at Schwarzenberg's ''Schloßstraße'' 4. He kept the company name of ''Wilhelm Vogel'' when he took it over himself in 1899. In addition to the range of goods sold by his father, which included
bobbin lace
Bobbin lace is a lace textile made by braiding and twisting lengths of thread, which are wound on bobbins to manage them. As the work progresses, the weaving is held in place with pins set in a lace pillow, the placement of the pins usually de ...
yarn and products of all kinds, he built another mainstay as a fine-art publisher. Embarking on numerous walking tours throughout the local area he took photographs of the countryside, local culture and places of natural beauty with his camera. Over the years he created several thousand picture postcards of his home area, which contributed to the increase in tourism of the
Ore Mountains. He was also a member of the
Ore Mountain Club.
He died on 4 March 1962 in Schwarzenberg.
References
Sources
* Auer Beschäftigungsinitiative (pub.): ''Kleine Chronik großer Meister'' Vol. 3, Aue, 2003, p. 85–89
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20th-century German publishers (people)
Photographers from Saxony
Postcard publishers
People from Schwarzenberg, Saxony
Businesspeople from Saxony
1868 births
1962 deaths