Ursula Hanke-Förster
German, (1924–2013)
Hanke-Förster studied at the Schule fur Kunst und Handwerk (School of Arts and Crafts) in Berlin and the Hochschule fur Bildende Kunst (University of Fine Arts) in Berlin. Studied at Training Academy of Art, Berlin, 1945-1953. Also studied with noted sculptor, Renee Sintenia.
Awarded the Kunstpreis der Stadt Berlin (Art Prize of the City of Berlin) in 1954.
Executed numerous commissions for the artistic design of public buildings and squares in West Germany. Produced a number of major public sculptures in Berlin and Hanover, including "Begegnungen" at the Berliner Brücke, "Jungen mit Drachen" at Gemeindepark in Berlin, and "Mann mit Netzen" at Falkenseer Platz in Berlin. Also completed a sculpture group to decorate the approaches of the longest bridge in Germany, the "Berlin Bridge" at Duisburg, West Germany.
In 1959, Hanke-Forster exhibited for the first time in the US, at Weyhe Gallery, NYC. In 1964 she exhibited at the Richelle Gallery in St. Louis, MO. Hanke-Forster regularly exhibited her smaller sculptures including exhibitions at Galerie Europa in Berlin and the Weyhe Gallery in New York and Zurich in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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Ursula Hanke-Förster graduated from the Berlin School of Arts and Crafts and the Berlin School of Fine Arts . She was a student of Max Kaus and Gustav Seitz and a master student of Renée Sintenis. In 1954 she received the Berlin Art Award from the city of Berlin. In 1962 she married the painter and graphic artist Günter Hanke. In 1965, Hilde Weström built a house for the artist couple at Teltower Damm 139 in Berlin. In 2007, Ursula Hanke-Förster bequeathed her pictures and sculptures to the Berlin University of the Arts and their circle of friends and established a foundation that has been promoting sculpture students at the Berlin University of the Arts since 2009.
German, (1924–2013)
Hanke-Förster studied at the Schule fur Kunst und Handwerk (School of Arts and Crafts) in Berlin and the Hochschule fur Bildende Kunst (University of Fine Arts) in Berlin. Studied at Training Academy of Art, Berlin, 1945-1953. Also studied with noted sculptor, Renee Sintenia.
Awarded the Kunstpreis der Stadt Berlin (Art Prize of the City of Berlin) in 1954.
Executed numerous commissions for the artistic design of public buildings and squares in West Germany. Produced a number of major public sculptures in Berlin and Hanover, including "Begegnungen" at the Berliner Brücke, "Jungen mit Drachen" at Gemeindepark in Berlin, and "Mann mit Netzen" at Falkenseer Platz in Berlin. Also completed a sculpture group to decorate the approaches of the longest bridge in Germany, the "Berlin Bridge" at Duisburg, West Germany.
In 1959, Hanke-Forster exhibited for the first time in the US, at Weyhe Gallery, NYC. In 1964 she exhibited at the Richelle Gallery in St. Louis, MO. Hanke-Forster regularly exhibited her smaller sculptures including exhibitions at Galerie Europa in Berlin and the Weyhe Gallery in New York and Zurich in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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Ursula Hanke-Förster graduated from the Berlin School of Arts and Crafts and the Berlin School of Fine Arts . She was a student of Max Kaus and Gustav Seitz and a master student of Renée Sintenis. In 1954 she received the Berlin Art Award from the city of Berlin. In 1962 she married the painter and graphic artist Günter Hanke. In 1965, Hilde Weström built a house for the artist couple at Teltower Damm 139 in Berlin. In 2007, Ursula Hanke-Förster bequeathed her pictures and sculptures to the Berlin University of the Arts and their circle of friends and established a foundation that has been promoting sculpture students at the Berlin University of the Arts since 2009.
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