Emil Stumpp (1886 - 1941)
1886-03-17Neckarzimmern, Germany1941-04-05Sztum, PolandGermany, Poland
Emil Stumpp
Emil Wilhelm Stumpp was a German painter, teacher, and artist known for his cartoons and drawings of well-known people in the 1930s during the Weimar Republic. He created portraits of many well known people including Bertold Brecht, Chancellor Friedrich Ebert, Thomas Mann. He was eventually commissioned to create a portrait of Adolf Hitler for his birthday in 1933. The work was not well received and the portrait, Stumpp, his paper (the General Anzeiger), and its editor were all prohibited. He left about 6,000 drawings which were all drawn from life.
Date and place of birt: | 17 march 1886, Neckarzimmern, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 5 april 1941, Sztum, Poland |
Nationality: | Germany, Poland |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Cartoonist, Educator, Graphic artist, Painter |
Genre: | Caricature, Portrait, Self-portrait |