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Teo Otto
1904 – 1968
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryTeo Otto (1904–1968) was a Swiss stage designer. He trained in Kassel and Paris and in 1926 taught at the Bauhaus in Weimar. In 1928 he became an assistant at the Berlin Staatsoper. Following the Nazis' seizure of power in Germany, he returned to Switzerland where he was resident designer at the Zürich Schauspielhaus for 25 years.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 4, 1904
Remscheid
Date of death
June 9, 1968
Frankfurt
Citizenship
Germany · Switzerland
Occupations & fields
artistwriteruniversity teachercostume designerscenographerpainter
Awards & honours
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Field and occupation
- německý scénograf, malíř, kostýmní výtvarník a spisovatel
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