Brunnen Maedchen mit Seehund von Ferdinand Liebermann 1930 Muenchen Hohenzollernplatz-1

Ferdinand Liebermann (15 January 1883 — 28 November 1941) was a German

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. Liebermann was educated at the

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. During the

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he received numerous state commissions and served as artistic adviser to the city council of Munich. He sculpted numerous

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, including one for the Munich Rathaus. At the "Great German Art Exhibitions" (''Große Deutsche Kunstausstellungen'') in the

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he exhibited a total of 16 works.Ernst Klee: ''Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945''. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 366. He also completed a bronze bust of Hitler's niece

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, from which Hitler had numerous copies made for display in his residences.

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* ''Ferdinand Liebermann''. In: Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker et al.: ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart''. Vol. 23, E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1929, p. 199 *

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: ''Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler des 20. Jahrhunderts'', Vol. 2, 1956, p. 228. {{DEFAULTSORT:Liebermann, Ferdinand German sculptors German male sculptors Nazi culture 1883 births 1941 deaths 20th-century sculptors Olympic competitors in art competitions Olympic competitors for Germany