Julius Engelhard

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJulius Ussy•Engelhard
Used nameJulius•Engelhard
Born18 July 1883 in Binjai, Sumatera Utara (INA)
Died13 December 1964 in München (Munich), Bayern (GER)
NOC Germany

Biography

Painter and illustrator Julius Engelhard was born in the former Dutch East Indies in Sumatra. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in München, was a member of the New Munich Poster Artists Association and a contributor to Simplicissimus and numerous other magazines such as Elegante Welt and Echo Continental producing title pages in the Art Deco style. He created numerous advertising posters, especially for the German cigarette factory Manoli, and, later during the Weimar Republic, his focus shifted to political posters.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions GER Julius Engelhard
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open (Olympic) AC
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions GER Julius Engelhard
Painting, Applied Arts, Open (Olympic) AC