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Upside-Down World

Artist
Hans Fischer
Year
1955
Material
Mural
Location
Former Burgfeld school building, Biderstrasse 22, 3006 Bern, connecting wing

Background

“Verkehrte Welt” is a wall painting by Hans Fischer from 1955. It is located in the former Burgfeld school building at Biderstrasse 22 in Bern. Hans Fischer, born in Bern in 1909, worked as a painter, commercial graphic designer and cartoonist. He became best known for the children's book Pitschi, which he both wrote and illustrated. His first exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bern took place in 1945.

Researched and summarised by Bärn Kit. Sources: Kultur Stadt Bern, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (offene Daten) · Wikipedia (de): Hans Fischer (Maler, 1909)

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Former Burgfeld school building, Biderstrasse 22, 3006 Bern, connecting wing

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Data: Kultur Stadt Bern (open data “Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”). Found a mistake? Write to hallo@uebrig.ch.