Dürerbund

The Dürerbund was a cultural-political association that existed from 1902 to 1935. The name reminded her of Albrecht Dürer.

History and Program

The Dürerbund was established on 1 October 1902 in Dresden from the publisher and writer Ferdinand Avenarius, in cooperation with the art historian Prof. Paul Schumann. He was closely associated later with the German Werkbund and the federal homeland security.

The aim of the association was the aesthetic education of the people and in the maintenance of culture. He became the leading cultural organization Reformation in German-speaking. He belonged to alongside artists and writers especially students, teachers and theologians. He also served as a marketing body for the magazine Kunstwart. Its wide distribution made ​​it easier to gain well-known personalities for employees in the Executive Board or the local area associations, including Adolf Bartels, Marie von Ebner -Eschenbach, Julius Graebner, Elsbeth Krukenberg Conze, Karl Lamprecht, Friedrich Naumann and Henry Thode.

The 1905 laid pamphlets of the Federal Dürer reached with 250 titles with a circulation of 2.8 million copies. The Dürerbund was at that time the best German art calendar, the yearbook fresh spring, out (circulation: 50,000 ). For literary products of Dürerbund awarded coveted seal of approval.

1910 was built in bubble wit directly on the Elbe designed by Heinrich Tscharmann a Dürerbund House ( destroyed on February 13, 1945). 1912 belonged to the Dürerbund to more than 300,000 personal or indirect members in institutions. Founded in 1914 Hellerau Dürerbund - Werkbund cooperative was a year later out the German goods with quality book reviews for industrial products.

After Avenarius ' death in 1923 took over Paul Schumann, whose son Wolfgang Schumann and Paul Schultze -Naumburg the lead in Dürerbund. There was a further expansion of activities, including was the publication of the widely read German Youth library to the federal government.

The Dürerbund was dissolved on December 21, 1935 by Karl Hanuschplatz.