Adolf Wamper was a German sculptor. Most of his works were figural, with some in an abstract realist style. During the 1930s he produced monumental sculptures for the Nazi régime; after World War II he taught at the Folkwang University of the Arts.
Adolf Wamper at work, 1940
Entrance to the Waldbühne on the 1936 Olympic grounds in Berlin, with Wamper's relief sculptures
Rüttenscheid Market Fountain
Monument to 1963 German Gymnastics Festival in Essen
Folkwang University of the Arts
The Folkwang University of the Arts is a university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies, located in four German cities of North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1927, its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in Essen in the Ruhr area, with additional facilities in Duisburg, Bochum, and Dortmund, and, since 2010, at the Zeche Zollverein, a World Heritage Site also in Essen. The Folkwang University is home to the international dance company Folkwang Tanz Studio (FTS). Founded as Folkwangschule, its name was Folkwang Hochschule from 1963 until 2009.
Main building of the Folkwang University in Essen-Werden
Folkwang-Hochschule