Gernot Rumpf (born 1941) is a German sculptor known for his
fountains and other
bronze sculptures, with the
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and
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motifs. These can be seen not only in German cities, but also in
Jerusalem and Tokyo. A part of his work came under the artistic collaboration of his wife Barbara Rumpf.
Education and work
Born in
Kaiserlautern, Rumpf studied at the
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich from 1964 until 1970 under the guidance of
Josef Henselmann and
Hans Ladner
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. In 1965 he opened his own workshop for bronze casting. 1967 to 1969 there was a further development supported by the
Studienstiftung
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des deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation).
In 1973 Rumpf received a teaching assignment from the
Kaiserslautern University of Technology, that was converted in 1979 to a professorship. In 1980 and 1983 he held a visiting professorship at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg.
Selected works in public space
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The Geißbockbrunnen
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*1989: Löwenbrunnen, Jerusalem
*1990: Lederstrumpfbrunnen
The Lederstrumpfbrunnen (literally: ''leatherstocking fountain'') is a fountain in the German city of Edenkoben. It commemorates the frontiersman Johann Adam Hartmann (1748-1836), who was born in this city and considered by some as a possible ins ...
File:Rossmarkt-Alzey-01.JPG, ''Rossmarktbrunnen'', Alzey
File:Bad Bergzabern Weinbrunnen.jpg, ''Weinbrunnen'', Bad Bergzabern
File:Mannheim Papyrusbrunnen August 2012.JPG, ''Papyrusbrunnen'', Mannheim
File:Paradiesbrunnen Fürth 06.jpg, ''Paradiesbrunnen'', Fürth
File:Elwetritschen-Brunnen in Neustadt 04.jpg, ''Elwetritschen-Brunnen ♧'', Neustadt
File:West Jerusalem Lions Fountain.jpg, ''Löwenbrunnen'', Jerusalem
Literature
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* Wolfgang Schütz: Koblenzer Köpfe, Lebensbeschreibungen über Personen der Stadtgeschichte und Namensgeber für Straßen und Plätze, Mülheim-Kärlich (Verlag für Anzeigenblätter) o.J., ohne ISBN, Seite 310, Artikel "Rumpf, Professor Gernot", dort eine Kurzbiographie von Gernot Rumpf sowie eine Besprechung des von Gernot und Barbara Rumpf kreierten "Erfinderbrunnens" (im Koblenzer Volksmund auch "Arche Noah" genannt"), in der Fischelpassage.
References
External links
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1941 births
Living people
German sculptors
German male sculptors
People from Kaiserslautern
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni