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{{short description|German artist}}
'''Lothar Schreyer''' (1886 [[Blasewitz]] – 1966 [[Hamburg]]) was a German [[artist]], [[editor]], and gallery owner.
[[File:Lothar Schreyer 1918.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Lothar Schreyer]]
'''Lothar Schreyer''' (1886 in [[Blasewitz]] – 1966 in [[Hamburg]]) was a German artist, writer, editor, stage designer and gallery owner. He was the first Master of the stagecraft workshop at the [[Bauhaus]] art school.<ref name=stagecraft>[https://www.bauhaus100.com/the-bauhaus/training/workshops/stagecraft/ Bauhaus100. Workshops. Stagecraft]. Retrieved 6 December 2018</ref>


==Life and Work==
He studied law and art history at the universities of [[University of Heidelberg]], [[Humboldt University of Berlin]] and [[University of Leipzig]], with a doctorate in law, in 1910.
Schreyer was born in [[Blasewitz]] in 1886. He studied art history at [[University of Heidelberg]] and then law at universities in Berlin and Leipzig. In 1910 he graduated in literary and artistic copyright law.<ref name=BauSchreyer>[https://www.bauhaus100.com/the-bauhaus/people/masters-and-teachers/lothar-schreyer/ Bauhaus100. Lothar Schreyer]. Retrieved 6 December 2018</ref>


From 1911 to 1918, he worked as a dramatic advisor, and assistant director at the [[Deutsches Schauspielhaus]]. From 1914, he worked with [[Herwarth Walden]], director of the gallery 'Der Sturm' in Berlin.
From 1911 to 1918, he worked as a [[dramaturge]] and assistant director at the [[Deutsches Schauspielhaus]] in [[Hamburg]] and from 1916 until 1928 he was the editor of [[Der Sturm]] magazine, owned by [[Herwarth Walden]], with whom he became a close collaborator on several projects. At the same time, he also taught at the ''Sturm-Schule für Bühnenkunst und Pantomime'' ('Sturm school of stagecraft and pantomime') until 1924.<ref name=BauSchreyer />
From 1916 to 1928, he was editor of ''[[Der Sturm]]''.
In 1918, together with Walden, he founded an experimental Expressionist theater called 'Sturm-Bühne'.


In 1918 Scheyer and Walden founded the ''Sturmbühne'', an [[expressionist theatre]]. Schreyer’s first plays Kreuzigung (Crucifixion) and Kindssterben (Death of a Child) were performed during his tenure as director there. Scheyer left the theatre in 1921.<ref name=ebook>Toepfer, Karl (1997) [http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft167nb0sp&chunk.id=d0e5280&toc.depth=100&brand=eschol Walter Holdt and Lavinia Schulz] in ''Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910–1935''. Berkeley: University of California Press. Retrieved 6 December 2018</ref>
In 1921, he was invited to lead the stage workshop at the [[Bauhaus]].
His production of ''Mondspiel'' failed: this play caused a protest among the students.
He left the Bauhaus two years later.


In 1921 [[Walter Gropius]], director of the Bauhaus in Weimar, invited him to lead school's stagecraft workshop. Gropius established the workshop to explore theatrical methods, as he saw similarities between building and stage work. Students from all departments were encouraged to participate.<ref name=stagecraft />
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From 1924 to 1927, he was a teacher at the Berlin art school 'Der Weg'. From 1928 to 1931, he was head editor of the publishing house 'Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt'.
Scheyer, like fellow teachers [[Johannes Itten]] and [[Gertrud Grunow]], was regarded as one of the Bauhaus 'esoterics', as opposed to the more technically-minded Gropius.<ref name=harmon>[https://www.bauhaus100.com/the-bauhaus/training/curriculum/classes-by-gertrud-grunow/ Bauhaus100.Curriculum. Harmonisation theory 1919-1924]. Retrieved 2 December 2018</ref>
He corresponded with [[Paul Klee]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-lGT6ruYLDEC&pg=PA79&dq=Lothar+Schreyer&lr=&as_brr=3&cd=13#v=onepage&q=Lothar%20Schreyer&f=false The Bauhaus and America: First Contacts, 1919-1936 - Margret Kentgens-Craig - Google Boeken<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

He was experimental and concealed his players behind geometric full-body masks to explore the language of form. However, his plays such as ''Mondspiel'' (Moon Play) and ''Kreuzigung'' (Crucifixion) were not well received at the school and he left in 1923. He was succeeded by [[Oskar Schlemmer]].<ref name=stagecraft />

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From 1924 to 1927, he was a teacher at the Berlin art school 'Der Weg'. From 1928 to 1931, he was head editor of the publishing house ''Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt''.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
In 1933 he converted to [[Catholicism]]. During the 1930s, he was concerned with Christian mysticism and folk ideas, and ultimately the Nazi ideology, signing the [[Gelöbnis treuester Gefolgschaft]], the 1933 declaration in which 88 German authors vowed faithful allegiance to [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name=letters>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7iC7BGIcvTQC&pg=PA367 88 "writers", from ''Letters of Heinrich and Thomas Mann, 1900-1949, Volume 12 of Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism'', University of California Press 1998, ISBN 0-520-07278-2], p.&nbsp;367-8</ref> However, his work was included in the "[[Degenerate art]]" exhibition of 1937.<ref>http://kunst.gymszbad.de/nationalsozialismus/entartet/schandausstellungen/katalog_1937/faksimilekatalog_1937.htm</ref>
In 1933 he converted to [[Catholicism]]. During the 1930s, he was concerned with Christian mysticism and folk ideas, and ultimately the [[Nazi]] ideology. He was one of 88 German writers who signed the [[Gelöbnis treuester Gefolgschaft]], a 1933 public declaration of faithful allegiance to [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name=letters>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7iC7BGIcvTQC&pg=PA367 88 "writers"] in ''Letters of Heinrich and Thomas Mann, 1900-1949''. (vol. 12) ''Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism''. University of California Press, 1998 {{ISBN|0-520-07278-2}}, p.&nbsp;367-8</ref> This did not stop his work being classified by the Nazis as [[degenerate art]]. It was shown in the 1937 [[Degenerate Art Exhibition]] (German: ''Die Ausstellung "Entartete Kunst"'') in Munich.<ref>[http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/e/entartete-kunst/ Victoria and Albert Museum. Entartete Kunst]. Retrieved 7 December 2018</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://kunst.gymszbad.de/nationalsozialismus/entartet/schandausstellungen/katalog_1937/faksimilekatalog_1937.htm |title=Faksimile "Ausstellungsführer Entartete Kunst", 1937|accessdate=2010-05-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616020406/http://kunst.gymszbad.de/nationalsozialismus/entartet/schandausstellungen/katalog_1937/faksimilekatalog_1937.htm |archivedate=2011-06-16 }}</ref>


==Collections==
After World War II, Schreyer continued the former 'Sturm-Bühne' now called 'Kampf-Bühne' in Hamburg, where productions included ''Kreuzigung'', ''Mann'' and ''Kindsterben''. <ref>[http://www.lothar-schreyer.com/ Lothar Schreyer Biography - Infos - Art Market<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.kettererkunst.com/bio/lothar-schreyer-1886.shtml Lothar Schreyer - Biography and Offers - Buy and Sell<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Amongst other public collections, Schreyer's art work is held by:


* [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] (LACMA) <ref>[https://collections.lacma.org/node/168257 LACMA. Lothar Schreyer]. Retrieved 6 December 2018</ref>
His work is held in the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]].<ref>[http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=browse;dept=modern;method=artist;term=Schreyer%2C%20Lothar LACMA Collections Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> A film has been made on "Der Sturm".<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1002737/ Herwarth Walden und 'Der Sturm' (TV mini-series 1992– ) - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Museum of Modern Art New York|Museum of Modern Art]] (MoMA), New York <ref>[https://www.moma.org/artists/5270?locale=de MoMA. Lothar Schreyer]. Retrieved 7 December 2018</ref>
* [[New York Public Library]]<ref>[https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/kreuzigung-spielgang-werk-vii#/?tab=about New York Public Library Digital Collections. Kreuzigung Spielwerk VII]. Retrieved 7 December 2018</ref>


==Works==
==Bibliography==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Ht01E6Mayn0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Lothar+Schreyer&source=bl&ots=2ti6B0SFHD&sig=K3wkuBceZupA-iIB4P0tfU7KrKw&hl=en&ei=DaL2S8eYBYbGlQf6j-39Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Theateraufsätze''], Issue 3 of Works, Lothar Schreyer, Editor Brian Keith-Smith, Edwin Mellen Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-7734-1354-2
*Schreyer, Lothar; Keith-Smith, Brian (ed.) (2001, 3rd ed.)[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ht01E6Mayn0C&q=Lothar+Schreyer ''Theateraufsätze''], New York: Edwin Mellen Press {{ISBN|978-0-7734-1354-2}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.bauhaus100.com/the-bauhaus/training/workshops/stagecraft/ Bauhaus100. Workshops. Stagecraft]
*[https://www.bauhaus100.com/the-bauhaus/people/masters-and-teachers/lothar-schreyer/ Bauhaus100. Lothar Schreyer]
*[http://www.artnet.com/artist/15147/lothar-schreyer.html "Lothar Schreyer"], ''Artnet''
*[http://www.artnet.com/artist/15147/lothar-schreyer.html "Lothar Schreyer"], ''Artnet''
*[[:de:Lothar Schreyer|"Lothar Schreyer"]], ''Deutsche Wikipedia''


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Latest revision as of 01:25, 14 March 2023

Portrait of Lothar Schreyer

Lothar Schreyer (1886 in Blasewitz – 1966 in Hamburg) was a German artist, writer, editor, stage designer and gallery owner. He was the first Master of the stagecraft workshop at the Bauhaus art school.[1]

Life and Work

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Schreyer was born in Blasewitz in 1886. He studied art history at University of Heidelberg and then law at universities in Berlin and Leipzig. In 1910 he graduated in literary and artistic copyright law.[2]

From 1911 to 1918, he worked as a dramaturge and assistant director at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg and from 1916 until 1928 he was the editor of Der Sturm magazine, owned by Herwarth Walden, with whom he became a close collaborator on several projects. At the same time, he also taught at the Sturm-Schule für Bühnenkunst und Pantomime ('Sturm school of stagecraft and pantomime') until 1924.[2]

In 1918 Scheyer and Walden founded the Sturmbühne, an expressionist theatre. Schreyer’s first plays Kreuzigung (Crucifixion) and Kindssterben (Death of a Child) were performed during his tenure as director there. Scheyer left the theatre in 1921.[3]

In 1921 Walter Gropius, director of the Bauhaus in Weimar, invited him to lead school's stagecraft workshop. Gropius established the workshop to explore theatrical methods, as he saw similarities between building and stage work. Students from all departments were encouraged to participate.[1] Scheyer, like fellow teachers Johannes Itten and Gertrud Grunow, was regarded as one of the Bauhaus 'esoterics', as opposed to the more technically-minded Gropius.[4]

He was experimental and concealed his players behind geometric full-body masks to explore the language of form. However, his plays such as Mondspiel (Moon Play) and Kreuzigung (Crucifixion) were not well received at the school and he left in 1923. He was succeeded by Oskar Schlemmer.[1]

From 1924 to 1927, he was a teacher at the Berlin art school 'Der Weg'. From 1928 to 1931, he was head editor of the publishing house Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt.[citation needed]

In 1933 he converted to Catholicism. During the 1930s, he was concerned with Christian mysticism and folk ideas, and ultimately the Nazi ideology. He was one of 88 German writers who signed the Gelöbnis treuester Gefolgschaft, a 1933 public declaration of faithful allegiance to Adolf Hitler.[5] This did not stop his work being classified by the Nazis as degenerate art. It was shown in the 1937 Degenerate Art Exhibition (German: Die Ausstellung "Entartete Kunst") in Munich.[6][7]

Collections

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Amongst other public collections, Schreyer's art work is held by:

Bibliography

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  • Schreyer, Lothar; Keith-Smith, Brian (ed.) (2001, 3rd ed.)Theateraufsätze, New York: Edwin Mellen Press ISBN 978-0-7734-1354-2

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bauhaus100. Workshops. Stagecraft. Retrieved 6 December 2018
  2. ^ a b Bauhaus100. Lothar Schreyer. Retrieved 6 December 2018
  3. ^ Toepfer, Karl (1997) Walter Holdt and Lavinia Schulz in Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910–1935. Berkeley: University of California Press. Retrieved 6 December 2018
  4. ^ Bauhaus100.Curriculum. Harmonisation theory 1919-1924. Retrieved 2 December 2018
  5. ^ 88 "writers" in Letters of Heinrich and Thomas Mann, 1900-1949. (vol. 12) Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism. University of California Press, 1998 ISBN 0-520-07278-2, p. 367-8
  6. ^ Victoria and Albert Museum. Entartete Kunst. Retrieved 7 December 2018
  7. ^ "Faksimile "Ausstellungsführer Entartete Kunst", 1937". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  8. ^ LACMA. Lothar Schreyer. Retrieved 6 December 2018
  9. ^ MoMA. Lothar Schreyer. Retrieved 7 December 2018
  10. ^ New York Public Library Digital Collections. Kreuzigung Spielwerk VII. Retrieved 7 December 2018
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