Karl von Appen
German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists.
About Karl von Appen
Lived 1900 – 1981 (aged 81). Karl von Appen was a German painter, university teacher, scenographer, theatre designer, theatre manager and production designer.
Karl von Appen (12 May 1900, Düsseldorf – 22 August 1981, Berlin) was a German stage designer and member of the Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists.
Theatre 1954: The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Brecht at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin. 1958: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Peter Palitzsch in Stuttgart.
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Who was Karl von Appen?
German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)
When was Karl von Appen born?
Karl von Appen was born on 12 May 1900 in Düsseldorf.
When did Karl von Appen die?
Karl von Appen died on 22 August 1981 in East Berlin.
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Karl von Appen was a painter, university teacher, scenographer, theatre designer, theatre manager and production designer.
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Karl von Appen was German.
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