August Weckbecker

August Weckbecker
Weckbecker circa 1938
Born28 May 1888
Münstermaifeld, Germany
Died12 September 1939(1939-09-12) (aged 51)
Munich
NationalityGerman

August Weckbecker (28 May 1888 – 13 September 1939) was a German sculptor, painter and stained-glass artist.

Life

Work by Weckbecker in the church St. Martin, Lorch, Rheingau

August Weckbecker was born on 28 May 1888 in Münstermaifeld, Germany. By 1917 he was a Professor of sculpture in Munich. As a painter and sculptor, Weckbecker received commissions from King Alfonso of Spain, King Ludwig of Bavaria, Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI.[1]

In 1925 the Rev. Michael Bolger invited Weckbecker to County Carlow, Ireland to create a monument for the grave of the Rev. Hugh Cullen at Killeshin churchyard. He appears to have remained in Carlow for a number of years, going on to design the stations of the cross, a relief of the entombment of Christ, the East Window, two murals, and the tabernacle for the church at the Carlow lunatic asylum, now known as St Dympna's Hospital. The National Gallery of Ireland hold a bronze bust of Roger Casement by Weckbecker, along with its plaster study.[2][3]

Weckbecker died in Munich on 13 September 1939.

References

  1. ^ Tracey, Michael (15 February 2017). "Historic treasure at risk in St Dympna's church". Carlow Nationalist. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ^ "WECKBECKER, AUGUST". Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940. Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Objects – August Weckbecker – Artists – National Gallery of Ireland". onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie. NGI. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

Further reading

  • Busch, Karl (1963). August Weckbecker, 1888-1939. Schnell & Steiner.