# Birgit Stauch

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{{short description|German sculptor}}
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'''Birgit Stauch''' (born December 11, 1961, in [Baden-Baden](/source/Baden-Baden), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany)) is a contemporary German sculptor who works in [bronzes](/source/Bronze), sculptures, [sketches](/source/sketch_(drawing)) and [portraits](/source/portraits).

==Life==
Stauch was born in Baden-Baden, [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg), daughter of artist and sculptor, Alexander Stauch. Upon returning from compulsory service during [World War II](/source/World_War_II) her father studied stone carving as a profession and sculpture as a passion thus inspiring his daughter to follow in his footsteps.

She studied design at the [Johann Friedrich Böttger](/source/Johann_Friedrich_B%C3%B6ttger) Institute in [Selb](/source/Selb), Bavaria. She furthered her education as an understudy of [Arno Breker](/source/Arno_Breker) (1900–1991) and sculptor Rudolf Alexander Agricola (1912–1990). Stauch also studied drawing under Clarissa Kupferberg (1907–1989). She worked as a creative director in the atelier at Strassackers', Europes' largest art [foundry](/source/foundry) for some 14 years. Returning to Baden-Baden she took over her fathers' stonemasonry business as managing director all the while continuing to create a broad variety of works in addition to teaching sculpture.<ref>*"Birgit Stauch und Ihre Werke" Badisches Tageblatt, 5 Juli, 1988/Nr. 152</ref>

==Works==
Her works include a wide variety of sketches,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://birgitstauchartist.blogspot.com/2009/08/guepard.html|title = Birgit Stauch Artist: Guepard|date = August 7, 2009}}</ref> drawings, stone and bronze sculptures,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://birgitstauchartist.blogspot.com/2009/08/nomad.html|title=Birgit Stauch Artist: Nomad|date=August 7, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://birgitstauchartist.blogspot.com/2009/08/sensuality.html|title = Birgit Stauch Artist: Sensuality|date = August 7, 2009}}</ref> bronze reliefs, busts such as [Käthe Kollwitz](/source/K%C3%A4the_Kollwitz), portals, bronze coat of arms, miscellaneous works as well as commissioned pieces.
[[Image:Pauline Viardot Denkmal Baden Baden (fcm).jpg|thumb|[Pauline Viardot](/source/Pauline_Viardot) 2004 [Baden-Baden](/source/Baden-Baden)]]

Stauch created a [holocaust](/source/holocaust) memorial commemorating the deportation of 450 Jews from [Freiburg](/source/Freiburg) to the [concentration camp](/source/concentration_camp) at [Gurs](/source/Gurs), in France, close to the Spanish border on October, 22nd, 1940. Gurs was considered to be a transit point for detainees in transit to [Auschwitz](/source/Auschwitz).<ref>"Erinnerung an Deportation" Freiburger Zeitung, 21 Okt. 2003</ref><ref>"Mantel Denkmal, Freiburg Wiwili-Brücke" Badische Zeitung, November 8, 2003</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://birgitstauchartist.blogspot.com/2009/08/coat-left-behind.html|title = Birgit Stauch Artist: The coat left behind|date = August 7, 2009}}</ref>

===Public monuments===
*Till Eulenspiegel, Water Work, Baden-Baden 1986<ref>"Birgit Stauch und Ihre Werke" Badisches Tageblatt, 5 Juli, 1988/Nr. 152</ref>
*Memorial, "17. June", Baden-Baden 1989
*"Monk" [Sandstone](/source/Sandstone), Bad Herrenalb 1991
*Public Fountains, Rastatt Rauental 1992, 2002
*Public Fountain, Sandweier 1994
*Public Fountain, Giengen an der Brenz 1996
*Public Foutain Weyhr 1999
*Memorial for "Peace, Freedom and Friendship in Europe" Baden-Baden 2007

===Bronze portals===
*Government Palace of the [Emir](/source/Emir) of [Qatar](/source/Qatar) 1986
*Schmalbach water reservoir 1992
*Annaberg water reservoir 1998

==References==
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*"Birgit Stauch und Ihre Werke" Badisches Tageblatt, 5 Juli, 1988/Nr. 152
*"Ihre Liebe gilt dem Pferd" BNN, Freitag 22 Mai, 1992/Nr.118
*Kunst "Off The Main Stream" [sic?] Boulevard Baden-Baden, Ausgabe Frühjahr 1994
*"Erinnerung an Deportation" Freiburger Zeitung, 21 Okt. 2003
*"Mantel Denkmal, Freiburg Wiwili-Brücke" Badische Zeitung, November 8, 2003
*"Kleinplastiken in Bronze und Silber" Badener Tageblatt, Freitag Sep 3, 2004/Nr. 204
*"Birgit Stauch kreirt Preis" Badener Tageblatt, Dienstag Sep 4, 2007/Nr. 204

== Further reading ==
*R.A. Agricola, Eduard Roether Verlag, Darmstadt 1971, {{oclc|561269747}}

== External links==
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* [http://www.bildhauerin-birgit-stauch.de/ Birgit Stauch Sculptors' Web Site ]
* [https://birgitstauchartist.blogspot.com/ Artists' Blog]
* [http://www.strassackerbronze.com/ Strassackers' website]

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Category:1961 births
Category:German women artists
Category:Living people
Category:German modern sculptors
Category:People from Baden-Baden

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