Arts and Sciences, 3rd prize
Peter Thomann
Stern
Stern
01 January, 1981
'Preußen - Einst und Heute' (Prussia - Then and Now): A 1900 photograph of the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church) is juxtaposed with the present day building. Peter Thomann created this series on the occasion of the 280th anniversary of the Kingdom of Prussia, which was celebrated extensively in Berlin in 1981.
Peter Thomann
Peter Thomann (Berlin, 1940) studied with Otto Steinert at the Folkwangschule für Gestaltung in Essen, graduating as a photojournalist in 1965. After his graduation, he worked as...
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