Professor Hugo Lederer (16 November 1871, in Znaim – 1 August 1940, in Berlin) was an Austro-Hungarian-born German sculptor.
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Lederer studied in Dresden under sculptor John Schilling from 1890, then briefly under Christian Behrens. His greatest success came in 1902 with the commission for the Bismarck Monument in the center of Hamburg. In 1919 Lederer went to the Academy of Arts in Berlin; among his students was Josef Thorak. Lederer's last major work was for the Krupp organization.
Lederer is buried in Wilmersdorfer Waldfriedhof in Stahnsdorf near Berlin.
Sculptural works
edit- Schicksal, 1896, Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg
- Bismarck-Denkmal, 1902–1906, Elbhöhe, Hamburg (with architect Emil Schaudt)
- Fechter-Brunnen, 1904, Universitätsplatz, Breslau
- Kaiser Friedrich III.-Reiterstandbild (), 1911, Kaiserplatz, Aachen
- Löwendenkmal, Theodor Tantzen-Platz, Oldenburg
- Ringer, 1908, Heerstraße, Berlin-Charlottenburg
- Bismarck-Standbild, 1911, in Wuppertal-Barmen
- Gedenkrelief für Freiherr vom Stein, 1914, Rathaus Berlin-Schöneberg
- Bärenbrunnen, 1928, Werderscher Markt, Berlin-Mitte
- Säugende Bärin, 1929, Rathaus/Finanzamt, Berlin-Zehlendorf
- Grabmal Gustav Stresemann, Friedensnobelpreisträger, 1929–1930, Luisenstädtischer Friedhof, Berlin-Kreuzberg
- Fruchtbarkeits-Brunnen, 1927–1934, Arnswalder Platz, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
- Regiments-Kriegerdenkmal 1914–1918 des Grenadier-Regiments zu Pferde (Neumärkisches) No. 3, 1923 eingeweiht, Treptow a. Rega, Farther Pomerania
- Kriegerdenkmal 1914–1918, c. 1925, Marktplatz, Altdamm, Farther Pomerania
Gallery
edit- Schicksal, Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, 1896
- Fountain in Breslau / Wroclaw
- Gravesite of Gustav Stresemann, Luisenstadt Cemetery, 1930
- Bismarck Memorial, Hamburg, front view
Further reading
edit- Bornemann, Felix: Hugo Lederer: sein Leben und sein Werk. – Geislingen/Steige : Südmähr. Landschaftsrat, 1971
- Jochum-Bohrmann, Ilonka: Hugo Lederer: ein deutschnationaler Bildhauer des 20. Jahrhunderts. – Frankfurt/M : Lang, 1990. – ISBN 3-631-42632-1
- Krey, Hans: Hugo Lederer : ein Meister der Plastik. – Berlin: Schroeder, 1932
- Leipziger Illustrirte Zeitung issue 3564 dated October 19, 1911
- Höft, Manfred: 'Altdammer Denkmäler' – in: Pommersche Zeitung dated April 20, 1985
- Geschichte des Kavallerie-Regiments 6, bearbeitet von Rittmeister Bronsart von Schellendorf, Schwedt a. O. 1937
External links
edit Media related to Hugo Lederer at Wikimedia Commons
- hugo-lederer.de/en
- Hugo Lederer in the German National Library catalogue
- Newspaper clippings about Hugo Lederer in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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