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Wolf Wennrich

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Name

Wolf Wennrich

Culture

Australian | German

Gender

Male

Birth date

30 April 1922

Birth place

Silecia, Germany View on map Close map

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Death date

7 April 1991

Death Place

Australia View on map Close map

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Movements

Arrived Australia 1953

Occupations

Decorative / design artist | Jeweller

NGA IRN

25515

Context

Australia

Biography

Wolf Wennrich

Wolf Wennrich was born in Silecia, Germany in April 1922 and studied art-design at the State Academy of Art, Hamburg, Germany, gaining a Diploma in Goldsmithing. He gained experience with Cartier, Hamburg-Zurich- Paris and R. Wilm, Berlin-Hamburg, and was a founder and president of the Society of European Jewellers. Moving to Australia in 1953 he taught goldsmithing and jewellery design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, School of Art and Design from 1962. His work has been exhibited in both Germany and Australia and he lives in Victoria.

He died on 7 April 1991. [CJM]
 

Last Updated

27 Jan 2025