Gertrude Degenhardt is known for illustrating the texts and albums of Franz Josef Degenhardt and of other political writers and singers including Francois Villon, Liam O'Flaherty, Bertolt Brecht, and Wolf Biermann.
11 Facts About Gertrude Degenhardt
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Gertrude Degenhardt's childhood was marked by the Nazi regime, bombings, and the difficult time after World War II.
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Gertrude Degenhardt's family moved to Mainz in 1956, where she finished her schooling.
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Gertrude Degenhardt studied at the Staatliche Werkkunstschule fur Gebrauchsgrafik, a school for applied graphics, until 1959, and then worked for advertising agencies in Frankfurt and Dusseldorf.
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Gertrude Degenhardt met Franz Josef Gertrude Degenhardt, his brother Martin, and their circle of friends, including other singer-songwriters Dieter Suverkrup, Hannes Wader, and Hein and Oss Kroher.
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In 1964, she married Martin Gertrude Degenhardt, who died in 2002.
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Gertrude Degenhardt designed covers for Franz Josef Degenhardt's albums, including Spiel nicht mit den Schmuddelkindern.
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Gertrude Degenhardt worked with the acclaimed American expatriate folk musician Hedy West, illustrating a collection of West's songs in 1968.
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Gertrude Degenhardt portrayed John Lennon in an etching Give Peace a Chance.
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Gertrude Degenhardt illustrated many texts and books, such as Liam O'Flaherty's Der Stromer, and works by Brecht, Biermann, her brother-in-law Franz Josef Gertrude Degenhardt, and other political authors, including covers of records of Irish Folk and singer-songwriters.
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Gertrude Degenhardt is listed as one of the 100 most influential women in Rhineland-Palatinate.