Richard Scheibe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Scheibe

German sculptor

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1879

Place of Birth: Chemnitz, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1964

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Richard Scheibe (19 April 1879, Chemnitz – 6 October 1964, Berlin) was a German artist primarily remembered as a sculptor.
He trained as a painter, and taught himself to sculpt beginning in 1906.
From 1925-1933 he taught at the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main.
He was dismissed from teaching when the Nazis seized power but was reinstated in 1934.
He received various recognitions during the Third Reich, including the Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft and placement on the Gottbegnadeten list.
After World War II he continued to sculpt, including a figurative piece for the Memorial to the German Resistance.