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We know of very few German illustrators at this time. This is primarily because we have little information on German children's literature. We are hoping that our
German readers will eventually provide some details for us here. We have noted one very impressive and prolific German illustrator--C.W. Allers. He was active at
the turn of the century. Unfortunately we have little information about him at this time. His illustrations cover a wide range of topics, but we note that the drew
clothing and hair styles in meticulous detail. Another famous German illustrator was the inventor of the comic strip, Wilhelm Busch (1832-1908), the creator of Max
and Moritz, a story every German-speaking person knows.
We have noted one very impressive and prolific German illustrator--Christian Wilhelm Allers. He is often referred to as just C.W. Allers. He was active at the turn of the century. Unfortunately we have little information about him at this time. His illustrations cover a wide range of topics, but we note that the drew
clothing and hair styles in meticulous detail. Unfortunalely we know very little about him. He was born in Hamburg during 1857 and died in 1915 at Karlsruhe. He was an iIllustrator and painter. He lived and worked in Berlin between 1902 and 1914. We have also noted some work from Australia and New Zealand under the name of William Andreson. He portrayed the
Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand, in 1903. He is perhpas best known for his many sketches of Berliners and also of the German aristocracy, including the children.
I had always thought that the comic strip was an American creation, but it is the German illustrator and humerous poet that apparently is created weith inventing the comic strip. Wilhelm Busch was born in 1832, in the village of Wiedensahl near Hannover, Germany.
His goal was to be a master painter, but instead his career took a very different path.
A German reader has suggested adding Albert Hendschel to our list of illustrators who have drawn childre, providing interesting historical images. Many of his sketches were never published because in the 19th century they had to be engraved and he flet this would spoil them. He became more interested in publishing once publication was possible through photolithography. The line drawings we have seen are very senitively drawn with a lot of useful details on clothing.
Kurt Wiese was born in Minden, Germany (1887). He was book illustrator, who also wrote and illustrated 20 children's books as well as illustratig 300 books written by other authors. Heaspird from an earlyage to be an artist but was discouraged by his fasmily. He isknown to have at least one sibling, Ella. Wiese as ayoung man was sent to Hamburg to 'learn about the export trade to China' (1909). Mostly during the pre-World War I era he lived, worked, and traveled asa merchant in China (1909-15). While in China, he was arrested by the Japanese ho had joined the Allied war effort. They turned him over to the British. At the time, the Japnese did not brutlise eneny Europan aliens. He spent 5 years in custody, most of the time in Australia. There hisiterest in animals caused him to begin sketching again. After the War, he wasreleased (1918). He retured to Germany, but then emifated to Brazil where he began acareer illustraing. his release at the end of the war, Wiese returned briefly to Germany and then moved to Brazil, where he began illustrating. Hecemigrated again, this time o he United States (1927). He quickly found commercial success. He broke into the market with illustrations for Felix Salten's Bambi (1928). He bought a small farm in in Kingwood Township, New Jersey. Thee he wrked with German master printmaker Theodore Cuno of Germantown, Pennsylvania, creating lithographs. Wiese married Gertrude Hausen (1930). She was a realtor. He died in Idell, near Flemington, New Jersey (1974).
We notice an anonymous work of Scottish boy in full dress kilt. It is apparently
German in origin, appearing in Jugend Magazine, No. 36, 1907. The boy seems to be about 11 or 12 years old.
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