Wilhelm Rudolph

Wilhelm Rudolph

curriculum vitae

1889 in Hilbersdorf near Chemnitz
1906-1908 lithography apprenticeship
1908-1914 Studied at the Dresden Academy under Robert Sterl, master student of Carl Bantzer
1914-1918 Soldier in the First World War
1920 since then, working as a freelancer in Dresden
Member of the »Künstlervereinigung Dresden«
1932 Commencement of teaching at the Dresden Academy
1935 appointment to professorship
1939 dismissal, remained a member of the Reichskammer der bildenden Künste and was able to participate in exhibitions
1945 Loss of almost the entire artistic oeuvre due to the bombing of Dresden
1946-1949 resumed teaching at the Dresden Academy
subsequent re-discharge
1961 National Prize of the GDR, Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Preis of the City of Dresden
1966 FDGB Art Prize
1979 Honorary citizenship of Dresden
1980 National Prize of the GDR
1982 died in Dresden
Honorary citizenship of Chemnitz