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Wilhelm Kaufmann was an Austrian painter who is remembered for his commitment to the preservation of the Salzburg cityscape and his architectural influence on the cityscape. He grew up in the circle of the youth movement "Wandervogel" and, after studying painting at the Vienna School of Applied Arts, in 1923 he worked for Anton Faistauer on the design of the frescoes in the Morzger parish church. After that, Kaufmann was involved in the mural painting of the old elementary school in Salzburg- Liefering and in 1926 he worked together with Anton Kolig and Robin Christian Andersen on the production of the tapestries for the Salzburg Festival Hall. Even before the Second World War he was known in England for his impasto-colored portraits. In the years between 1938 and 1945, however, he lived most of the time in Pinzgau and was commissioned by the Jewish painter Helene Taussig to look after her works of art until the end of the war. After 1945 he contributed to the cultural reconstruction of his country. FInally in 1952 he became an art teacher at the Westtown School in Pennsylvania. From there he moved to Canada to work as a teacher and freelance painter. During several longer stays, Kaufmann got to know Albert Schweitzer and his jungle hospital in Lambarene and dealt with native inhabitants. In numerous murals he created a storytelling style similar to that in a picture book. His focus was always on the search for harmony between nature and human civilization. Kaufmann continued to work tirelessly in his studio in the Salzburg Künstlerhaus and his late works critically deal with a wide range of current issues and to explore politically very active in questions of green space preservation in cities. In honor of its co-founder Kaufmann, the Salzburg development aid organization established the Wilhelm Kaufmann Prize for development cooperation as part of the Salzburg-Singida city partnership. In September 2011, the Wilhelm-Kaufmann-Steg was opened over the Salzach, which connects the districts of Aigen and Josefiau in the south of the city of Salzburg.
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