Charles Spindler

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Charles Spindler (1865-1938) was an Alsatian artist. A proponent of Alsatian regionalism he founded several institutions for the promotion of Alsatian culture.[1]

From 1893 to 1896 he also published with Joseph Sattler the journal Images Alsaciennes/Elsässer Bilderbogen that featured articles on Alsatian culture.[2] Born in Bœrsch in 1865 he studied painting and design in Düsseldorf, Munich and Berlin. Spindler was a founding member of the project of "Alsatian museums", which were opened in the region in the early 1900s.


Sources

  1. ↑ Fischer, Christopher J. (2010-03-08). Alsace to the Alsatians?: Visions and Divisions of Alsatian Regionalism, 1870-1939. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9781845457242. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
  2. ↑ Baycroft, Timothy; Hopkin, David (2012-07-25). Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century. BRILL. p. 174. ISBN 9789004211582. Retrieved 6 March 2013. 
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