Fritz Mackensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fritz Mackensen

German artist

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1866

Place of Birth: Kreiensen, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 12-May-1953

Profession: politician, painter, sculptor, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Fritz Mackensen (born 8 April 1866 in Greene, near Kreiensen, Duchy of Brunswick – 12 May 1953 in Bremen) was a German painter of the Düsseldorf school of painting and Art Nouveau.
He was a friend of Otto Modersohn and Hans am Ende, and was one of the co-founders of the artists' colony at Worpswede.
From 1933 to 1935 he was head of the Nordische Kunsthochschule in Bremen (today's University of the Arts Bremen).
In 1937 he became a member of the Nazi Party.
He was buried in the Worpswede Cemetery.