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The Tales of Hoffmann: Watchman with keys going down steps
Hugo Steiner-Prag1942
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History
New York, United States
Two illustrations pasted to a board. Tinted and signed proof. Part of a series: accession numbers 78.837-78.850b. Illustration to Tales of Hoffmann, Eugene Jolas translation, William Edwin Rudge's Sons. New York.
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- Title: The Tales of Hoffmann: Watchman with keys going down steps
- Creator: Steiner-Prag, Hugo
- Creator Lifespan: 1880/1945
- Date Created: 1942
- Subject: Book illustrations
- Repository: Leo Baeck Institute at the Center for Jewish History
- Physical Dimensions: w35 x h26.5 cm
- Artist Biography: Hugo Steiner-Prag was born Hugo Steiner in Prague on December 12, 1880. He entered the Prague Academy of the Arts in 1897 and in 1900 he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He added the name of his native city to his last name to distinguish himself from other artists with the same name. Steiner-Prag transferred to the Lehr-und Versuchsstätten in Munich and later became a teacher there. During this time, he worked on the illustration of E.T.A. Hoffmann's Die Elixiere des Teufels, the success of which cemented his reputation as an illustrator and book designer. In 1907, he was offered a position as professor at Leipzig's Royal Academy of Graphic Arts and Book Trade. In 1916, Steiner-Prag created twenty-five lithographs for Gustav Meyrink's novel, Der Golem, his masterpiece. Steiner-Prag also became art director of the Propylaeen publishing house in Berlin. In 1933, the Nazis terminated Steiner-Prag's professor position, so he returned to Prague. There he established a private school for book arts and graphic design, called the Officina Pragensis. In 1938, he was asked to set up a similar school in Stockholm, which he accepted due to the political situation in Prague. In 1941, he immigrated to the United States where he worked as a professor at New York University. In 1943, he mounted a successful exhibition at the New York Public Library. He suffered a heart attack and died on September 10, 1945 in New York City.
- Type: lithograph
- Rights: This material may be used for personal, research, and educational purposes only. Any other use without prior authorization is prohibited. Please contact LBI librarians at lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org for further information.
- External Link: LBI Art Collection, Center for Jewish History
- Medium: lithograph
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