{"id":527,"date":"2020-04-11T20:53:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T20:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ismardavidarchive.org\/indexofnames\/?p=527"},"modified":"2021-06-08T16:37:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T16:37:59","slug":"hans-orlowski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ismardavidarchive.org\/indexofnames\/hans-orlowski\/","title":{"rendered":"About Hans Orlowski"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hans Otto Orlowski, 1894\u20131967, graphic artist, teacher at St\u00e4dtische Kunstgewerbe- und Handwerkerschule Berlin-Charlottenburg.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

\"Hans<\/a>
From a series of portraits of Hans Orlowski, January 26, 1946.

Fritz Eschen, photographer, Deutsche Fotothek<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Hans Orlowski<\/span> was the son of a master tailor, who moved his family from Insterburg, in East Prussia to nearby K\u00f6nigsburg, then to Potsdam, then finally to the Charlottenburg neighborhood in Berlin. In 1911, Orlowski began studies at the St\u00e4dtische Kunstgewerbe- und Handwerkerschule Berlin-Charlottenburg<\/a>, but World War I intervened. He was wounded in Serbia early on and thereafter worked as a draftsman in the War Ministry. Returning to his studies in Charlottenburg at the end of the war, he began teaching there in 1921 and was named professor in 1931. The school building, as well as Orlowski\u2019s workshop, apartment and much of his work, was bombed out during the Second World War. After 1945 Orlowski taught at the Hochschule f\u00fcr Bildende K\u00fcnste and was director of the department of applied arts. Concerning his own work, he was strict and self-critical,1<\/a><\/sup>os, Mit der Kraft der Phantasie, Preu\u00dfische Allgemeine<\/a><\/span> but he remained prodigiously creative\u2014he is said to have worked in the last hours before his death2<\/a><\/sup>Osman, Silke, \u201c\u2026wenn Sch\u00f6nheit Verstnd bekommt, Das Ostpreu\u00dfenblat. Hamburg, February 25, 1989, p. 7.\u201d <\/span>\u2014painting in oil, tempera and mixed media, while, of course, continuing to produce wood cuts. He illustrated over 120 books, later favoring classics like, Dostoevsky’s Grand Inquisitor<\/em> (1953), Schiller’s Kassandra<\/em> (1959) and Orpheus and Eurydice<\/em> (1961) and The Psalms<\/em> (1961).<\/p>\n

On August 3, 1962, David wrote to publisher Wolfgang Tiessen seeking to purchase Orlowski\u2019s Psalter and asking about the 68-year-old artist. An exchange of letters followed, with Tiessen going so far as to contact Orlowski on David\u2019s behalf. On August 16th, Tiessen wrote:<\/p>\n

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Heute kam auch ein Brief von Herrn Prof. Orlowski, der gerade in Urlaub am Luganer See ist, und zwar bis Anfang Oktober, (Adress: Carnago bei Lugano, Schweiz; Pension Deserto).<\/p>\n

Er schreibt: \u201c\u2026Meines ehemaligen Sch\u00fclers Ismar David erinnere ich mich noch sehr deutlich als einen sehr sympathischen und begabten Menschen. Es wird mich immer freuen, Nachricht von ihm zu erhalten.\u201c3<\/a><\/sup>Letter from Wolfgang Tiessen to Ismar David, August 16, 1962. Ismar David papers, box 1, folder 5, Cary Graphic Arts Collection, RIT.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Today a letter from Prof. Orlowski, who is just now vacationing on Lake Lugano until the beginning of October, arrived. (Address: Carnago at Lugano, Switzerland, Pension Deserto).<\/p>\n

He writes: \u201cI still remember my former student Ismar David very distinctly as a very congenial and gifted person. I would be delighted to hear from him any time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

David travelled in Europe in the summer of 1963. In an undated draft, written on stationery from the Seehotel zur Ueberfahrt\/Egern, an impressive hotel on the shore of the Tegernsee, David recalls the devotion that Orlowski demonstrated towards his students:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Draft of a letter to Hans Orlowski, c. 1963. Ismar David papers, box 1, folder 4, Cary Graphic Arts Collection, RIT.<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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Sehr geehrter Professor Orlovski [sic]<\/p>\n

Vor vielen Jahren war ich einer Ihrer Sch\u00fcler (1928-1931)
W\u00e4hrend ich nicht annehme einen tiefen Eindruck bei Ihnen hinterlassen zu haben, habe ich durch all die Jahre nicht ver meiner Studienzeit, in der Sie der Mittelpunk waren<\/s> nicht vergessen. Ich entsinne mich noch deutlich Ihrer Hingabe zu den Problemen des Lehrens und der Sch\u00fcler. Auch hatte ich vor einiger Zeit Gelegenheit etwas von Ihren sp\u00e4teren Arbeiten zu sehen, und Das Buch of Psalter Buch mit Ihren Holzschnitten hat mich sehr beeindruc<\/s> hat mich sehr beeindruckt und gabe einer R<\/s> und wurde bei einigen meiner Kollegen denen ich es zeigte sehr bewundert. Sollten Sie f\u00fcr mich etwas Zeit finden w\u00fcrde ich Sie gerne w\u00e4hrend meines kurzen Aufenthaltes in Berlin besuc sp<\/s> sehen. Ich werde f vom<\/s> zwischen dem 15. und 18. dieses Monates in Berlin sein und Sie anrufen.<\/p>\n

Mit besten Gr\u00fcssen
Ihr. I<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Dear Professor Orlowski<\/p>\n

Many years ago, I was one of your students (1928-1931)
While I don\u2019t imagine I made a deep impression on you, I have not forgotten, through the years, the period of my studies. I can still remember clearly your dedication to the problems of teaching and of the students. Also, I had the opportunity some time ago to see your later work. The Book of Psalms with your woodcuts impressed me very much and some of my colleagues, to whom I showed it, admired it very much. If you could find some time for me, I would very much like to see you during my short stay in Berlin. I\u2019ll be in Berlin between the 15th and 18th of this month and will call you.<\/p>\n

Best regards
Your I<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Wood cut print by Hans Orlowsky, inscribed to Ismar David. Ismar David papers, box 11, folder 257, Cary Graphic Arts Collection, RIT.<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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