Hella (Helena)
Rossner-Böhnlein

1938-41 studied at the AdBK Nuremberg under Wilhelm Nida-Rümelin, 1942-44 at the AdBK Munich under Richard Knecht. Further training in Paris. From 1944 she worked as a freelance sculptor in Nuremberg in the fields of art in buildings, fountains, small sculptures and portraits. She worked in wood, terracotta and artificial stone. In 1952/55 she lived in Nuremberg, Heimgartenweg 11, in 1979 at Adalbert-Stifter-Straße 8; in 1984 she lived in Unterwössen, Garbmühlstraße 4. Member of the BBK, the Erlangen Art Association and the Albrecht Dürer Society. Works: NUREMBERG, Gernotstraße 52: Rabbit, artificial stone, 1954; –, Rothenburger Straße 197-203: Polar bear, artificial stone, 1955; –, Zollerstrasse 24: dromedary, artificial stone, 1955; –, Zollhauspark: concrete sculpture “Monkey”, 1959; –, –: concrete sculpture: “The couple”, 1960; –, Hummelsteiner Weg 25, elementary school: relief group “School children”, bronze, 1966; –, Köpfleinsberg/Kaiserstrasse: bronze sculpture “World trade”, 1972, donated by the Thurn and Taxis Bank; –, Creglinger/corner of Wiedersbacher Strasse: discussion group, bronze/concrete, 1986. MuS: NUREMBERG, MStN. Lit.: FS KV Erlangen, 1979; BBK, 1984; Masa, Freiskulpturen, pp. 142, 262, 290, 292, 368, 374, 375, 484. Exhibition: 1948/1; 1950/4; 1952/1; 1953/12; 1954/11; 1955/9, –/10; 1956/6; 1957/12; 1958/1, –/2, –/12; 1959/14; 1960/2, –/20; 1961/9; 1962/20; 1963/21; 1964/12, –/14; 1970/1; 1972/1, –/2, –/15; 1981/21. (quoted from the Nuremberg Artists’ Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb)