Wulf Barsch

Wulf Erich Barsch von Benedikt (born August 27, 1943 in Reudnitz)[1] is a Latter-day Saint artist and professor at Brigham Young University (BYU).[2][3]

Wulf Erich Barsch von Benedikt
Wulf demonstrating proper riding technique of a tricycle (BYU, 2007).
BornAugust 27, 1943
Bohemia
NationalityUnited States
Known forpainting
AwardsPrix de Rome 1975

Life

Barsch was born in Reudnitz. While his full name is Wulf Erich Barsch von Benedikt, he uses Wulf Barsch as his professional name.

He studied under Bauhaus Masters, who were themselves Master Students of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1966, and subsequently served a mission for the LDS Church in northern California.

Barsch received a master's degree equivalent in Germany from Werkkenschule, Hanover in 1968,[4] a Master of Arts degree from BYU in 1970, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from BYU in 1971,[2] and then joined the faculty at BYU in 1972.[5] Barsch was a leader in the second wave of the Art and Belief Movement.[6] He retired from teaching at BYU in 2010.

In 1975, Barsch won the Rome Prize. His work is recognized as some of the better modern religious art work. His works include "Book of Abraham". In 2011, his work, "The Book of Walking Forth by Day" was included in an exhibit of Mormon art at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah.[7]

Notes
  1. The sources give his birthplace as Reudnitz in Bavaria or Bohemia or Germany, but there is no place in either Bavaria or Bohemia with that name. This may be a typographical error for Raudnitz, the German exonym of Roudnice in Bohemia, which in 1943 was in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
  2. "Wulf Barsch - Artist, Art - Wulf Erich Barsch". Askart.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  3. "Wulf Barsch". IFPDA. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  4. "Wulf E. Barsch - Marriott Library - The University of Utah". Lib.utah.edu. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  5. Utah art, Utah artists: 150 year survey, Authors Vern G. Swanson, Robert S. Olpin, Gibbs Smith, 2001, ISBN 978-1-58685-111-8
  6. "World View: The Museum of Church History and Art's Exhibit for the 2002 Winter Olympics". Meridianmagazine.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  7. Church News March 19, 2011, p. 8.
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