Lu Märten
German writer, theorist & activist
Born Sept 24, 1879
in Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany
Maiden Name: Louise Charlotte Märten
Died Aug 12, 1967
in Steglitz, Germany
Biographical Detail:
1879 Born as the fourth child to a proletarian family of officials
Self-Studied History, philosophy, economy, ethnology and art history at home
1898 Joined the SPD at the age of 19
1919 During Weimar Republic: large number of publications
May 1933 Many of her works are burned and she is prevented from publishing
After 1945 Started publishing again, but with a lack of public resonance, so that she started working as a lecturer and helped built the public library Steglitz
Selection of Works:
Berarbeiter. Schauspiel in einem Akt (1909)
Die wirtschaftliche Lage der Künstler (1914)
Die Künstlerin. Eine Monographie. (1914)
Historisch-materialistisches über Wesen und Veränderung der Künste (1921)
Bürgermeister Tschech und seine Tochter. Erinnerungen an den Vormärz (1844) (1948)
Formen für den Alltag. Schriften, Aufsätze, Vorträge. (1982)
Sources:
http://www.fembio.org, Lu Märten (Link to Website)
Artist’s Estate:
Archiv der Akademie der Künste Berlin, Germany (Link to Website)
Story Map of the Artist’s Life: