Timeline

1870

Born on January 2 in Wedel, Germany

1888 - 1891

Attended Gewerbeschule Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

1891 - 1895

Accepted to the Royal Art School Dresden, Dresden, Germany

1895 - 1897

Traveled to Paris
Attended Académie Rudolph Julien, Paris, France

1898

Created designs for Altona Town Hall; won First Prize, Germany

1906

Traveled to Russia
Influenced by Russian Folk Art

1908

Villa Romana Prize
Traveled to Florence

1924

Heinrich von Kleist Prize for Drama

1925

Became a member of the Prussian Academy of Art

1927

Completed Angel for Güstrow Cathedral

1936

Works banned from all museums, churches, and public spaces

1937

Works labeled "degenerate art"
Forced to resign from the Prussian Academy of Arts

1938

Died of heart failure on October 24 in Güstrow, Germany