Hanna Bekker vom Rath
Hanna Bekker vom Rath (née vom Rath; 7 September 1893 – 8 August 1983) was a German painter.
Early life
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Hanna vom Rath began studying painting with Ottilie Roederstein in Hofheim, Hesse. During World War I, she moved to Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, where she studied under Ida Kerkovius and Adolf Hölzel.[1]
Career
Inspired by the avant-garde and moved by their persecution under the Nazi Party, she organised clandestine art exhibitions during the war.[2] For her wartime actions, she was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1964.[1] Much of Bekker vom Rath's portfolio, including "still lifes, portraits and landscapes, in styles ranging from Expressionism to New Objectivity", remain missing.[1]
Personal life
Hanna vom Rath married Peter Bekker in 1920; they separated in 1928.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Hanna Bekker as a Painter Cabinet Exhibition". Museum Wiesbaden. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ Andersen, Poul (2001). The Demon Chained Under Turtle Mountain: The History and Mythology of the Chinese River Spirit Wuzhiqi. G+H. p. 4. ISBN 9783931768553.
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