Werner Andermatt

Werner Andermatt (28 July 1916 in Zug – 29 May 2013[1]) was a Swiss painter.

In 1935-38, he graduated from the Kunstgewerbeschule, Lucerne, (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts),[2] trained as a teacher of drawing and graphic arts. He studied in Paris at (Académie de la Grande Chaumière), and Zurich (Academy Wabel). In 1938-48, he worked as a graphic artist and book designer. In 1948, he began as a teacher of figure drawing and graphic arts at the Kunstgewerbeschule Luzern, and in 1950-81, he was Director.[3]

He lived in Lucerne, had been married for 40 years, and had four sons and one daughter. He was a member of the GSMBA (Society of Swiss Painters, Sculptors and Architects), of Central Switzerland.

Awards
  • 1986 Culture in central Switzerland
  • 1996 Badge of the city of Lucerne

References
  1. "Luzerner Zeitung". Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. "Hochschule Luzern - Design & Kunst - Über uns - Geschichte". Hslu.ch. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  3. Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


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