Kölner Werkschulen
The Kölner Werkschulen, known variously in English as the Cologne Academy of Fine Arts, Cologne School of Applied Arts, or Cologne Art and Craft Schools, were a series of schools in Cologne training artists in visual arts, architecture and design from 1926 to 1971.
Directors
- 1879–1906: Friedrich Romberg, engineer
- 1906–1910: Gustav Halmhuber, architect and painter
- 1910–1919, Emil Thormählen, painter and architect
- 1920–1926: Martin Elsässer, architect
- 1926–1931: Richard Riemerschmid, painter, architect and designer
- 1931–1933: Karl With, art historian
- 1933–1945: Karl Berthold, goldsmith
- 1946–1957: August Hoff, art historian
- 1958–1965: Friedrich Vordemberge, painter
- 1965–1971: Werner Schriefers, painter and designer
Lecturers
Architecture / interior design
- Martin Elsaesser (1920–1925)
- Dominikus Böhm (1926–1934/1947–1953)
- Richard Riemerschmid (1926–1931)
- Stefan Leuer (1954–1978)
- Georg Lünenborg (1948–1967)
- Gernot Lucas (1969–2003)
- Wolf Nöhren (1970–1973)
Painting
- Jan Thorn Prikker (1926–1932)
- Friedrich Ahlers-Hestermann (1928–1933)
- Richard Seewald (1924–1931)
- Otto Gerster (1939–1972)
- Stefan Wewerka (1975–1993)
- Daniel Spoerri (1978–1982)
- Hans Rolf Maria Koller (1963–1973)
- Dieter Kraemer (1963–1993)
- Friedrich Vordemberge (1946–1976)
- Dieter Horký (1971–1993)
- Karl Marx (1959–1986)
- Wilhelm Teuwen (1946–1967)
- Elisabeth Vary (1964–1970–1993)
- Werner Schriefers (1965–1989)
- Gerhard Kadow (1967–1974)
- Franz Dank (1961–1993)
- Hubert Schaffmeister (1952–1976)
Sculpture / plastic arts
- Anton Berger (1964–1989)
- Hans Karl Burgeff (1968–1988)
- Ludwig Gies (1950–1962)
- Georg Grasegger (1901–1927)
- Josef Jaekel (1947–1975)
- Dorkas Reinacher-Härlin (1924–1929)
- Titus Reinarz (1981–1992)
- Kurt Schwippert (1963–1968)
- Wolfgang Wallner (1912–1950)
- Hans Wissel (1925–1933)
Graphic design
- Richard Riemerschmid (1926–1931)
- Jakob Erbar (1926–1933)
- Heinrich Hußmann (1928–1965)
- Alfred Will (1929–1933/1946–1971)
- Anton Wolff (1942–1976)
- Jürgen Klauke (1970–1975)
- Heinz Edelmann (1976–1978)
Goldworking
- Ernst Riegel (1913–1933)
- Elisabeth Treskow (1948–1964)
Photography
- Arno Jansen (1965–2003)
Art history
- Wilhelm Lotz
- Karl With (1925–1928/1931–1933)
- August Hoff (1946–1957)
Ceramics and industrial design
- Dorkas Reinacher-Härlin (1924–1929)
- Ludwig König (1930–1933)
- Georg Roth (1924–1964)
- Walter Maria Kersting (1927–1932)
- Herbert Schultes (1968–1970)
Guest lecturers
- Friedrich Wolfram Heubach (psychology)
- Günter Karl Friedrich Schwichtenberg (cybernetics)
- Leo Kofler (sociology)
- Bazon Brock (art theory)
- Jörg Immendorff (painting)
- Wulf Herzogenrath (art settlement)
- Ingo Kümmel (art dealing)
- Ulrike Rosenbach (video action)
- Birgit Hein (film)
Students
Architecture
- Heinz Bienefeld
- Johannes Krahn
Painting
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Ida Köhne
- Willy Weyres
- Wolfgang Schulte
- Hellmuth Eichner
- Kurt Wegner
- Wolfgang Niedecken
- Edvard Frank
- Jürgen Hans Grümmer
- Hildegard Grunert
- Dieter Horký
- Helga Tiemann
- Joseph Fassbender
- Ulla Horký
- Günther Umberg
- Anton Räderscheidt
- Udo Sellbach
- Wolfgang Siemens
- Ingeborg Drews
- Jean Lessenich
- Joseph Mader
Sculpture / plastic arts
- Georg J. Ahrens
- Raimund Böll
- Kurt-Wolf von Borries
- Hilde Broër
- Hubert Bruhs
- Heinz Feuerborn
- Peter Raacke
- Titus Reinarz
- Wolfgang Reuter
- Ulrich Rückriem
- Gretel Schulte-Hostedde
Graphic design
- Will Burtin
- Thomas F. Fischer
- Walter Hanel
- Jürgen Klauke
- Maurilio Minuzzi
- Maf Räderscheidt
- Konrad Schaefer
- Helmut Tollmann
- Eduard Prüssen
Photography
- Burkhard Jüttner
- Chargesheimer
- Fritz Gruber
- Candida Höfer