Wilfrid Polke
Iron Knight (Ebernburg)
Wilfrid Polke (born 30 July 1932 in Oels, Lower Silesia; † 21 July 2014 in Düsseldorf) was a German sculptor and painter.
Life
After graduating from high school and completing an apprenticeship as a sculptor, Polke studied at the State Academy of Art in Düsseldorf from 1954 to 1959. He was a professor of aesthetics and communication in Düsseldorf and at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences Rhineland-Westphalia-Lippe in Bochum. His brothers are the painter and photographer Sigmar Polke and the theologian Johannes Polke.
Web links
- Wilfrid Polke celebrates his 80th birthday. RP online from 23 July 2012
- Official website of Wilfrid Polke
- Literature by and about Wilfrid Polke in the catalogue of the German National Library
| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Polke, Wilfrid |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | german sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 30. July 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oels, Province of Lower Silesia, Prussia, Weimar Republic (today: Oleśnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland) |
| STERBEDATUM | 21. July 2014 |
| DESTINATION | Düsseldorf |
Categories
- Sculptor (Germany)
- University lecturer (EFH RWL Bochum)
- Painter (Germany)
- German
- Born 1932
- Died 2014
- Man