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Teo Otto

1904-02-04 – 1968-06-09

Portrait of Teo Otto
Regie: Direktor HirschfeldCredit: Comet Photo AG (Zürich)

Life & Legacy

Teo 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.

Occupation & Career

artist, writer, university teacher, costume designer, scenographer, painter

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Employer

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q124839 — wikidata View source

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