Walter Plathe inspires at the Heinrich Zille Prize in Radeburg!

The 74-year-old actor Walter Plathe surprised the guests at the awarding of the Heinrich Zille caricature award in Radeburg. He was accompanied by three colleagues from the Berlin Zille Museum and has a personal connection to Heinrich Zille because a Zille book was given to him as a child. Growing up in a Berlin backyard, Plathe estimated the humorous representations of everyday life through Zille.

As part of the award ceremony, the cartoonists nominated for the price presented their works under the motto "Mensch old, each Oller, the Doller!". Peter Ufer from the Gallery comic master pointed out to the current poverty report of the federal government, which addresses the increasing life expectancy. Uwe Krumbiegel, the winner of the Zille Prize, showed a cartoon about the love life of older people. Plathe also expressed the desire for an exchange between the Zille Museum and the Heimatmuseum in Radeburg.

Details on the cartoon exhibition and award ceremony

At the event, Michaela Ritter, the mayor of Radeburg, and juror Mario Süßenguth from the Galerie Komische Master were also present. Ritter and Süßenguth welcomed numerous guests, including Albrecht Hoffmann, a representative of the Berlin Zille Museum, as well as the laudator Gabriele Klingner and many sponsors. Klingner held a laudation and also read a greeting from Heinjörg Preetz-Zille. Dr. Peter Ufer introduced those present to the exhibition and presented some work.

The Heinrich-Zille caricature award is awarded for the second time and was initiated by the Galerie Kunische Meister Dresden. Over 300 works were submitted for the competition, 90 of which were selected for the exhibition, which can be seen in the local museum until April 10. The opening times are Tuesdays and Thursdays and on certain Saturdays. The event was accompanied by Professor Jörg Wachsmuth, the solo tubist of the Dresden Philharmonic, who holds a Guinness World Record for his quick performance of the "bumblebee flight".

In the exhibition, special attention is paid to social issues, in particular the topic of aging society. A Radeburg cartoonist has also made it to the exhibition and connects the motto with a current topic in the city. The competition jury consists of twelve members, including the rector of the Dresden University of Fine Arts. In the future, the gallery is planning to continue the activities of the Zille Prize in Berlin and to choose a reader winner under selected cartoons.