Full Name: Graef, Botho
Gender: male
Date Born: 1857
Date Died: 1917
Place Born: Berlin, Germany
Place Died: Königstein im Taunus, Hesse, Germany
Home Country/ies: Germany
Subject Area(s): Ancient Greek (culture or style), Antique, the, and Classical
Overview
Specialist in ancient Greek art, but also an early spokesperson for and interpreter of “die Brücke” movement. Friend of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and the poet Stefan George. Graef was the son of the painter Gustav Graef. Professor of Archaeology at University of Jena 1904-1915.
Sources
Archäologenbildnisse: Porträts und Kurzbiographien von Klassichen Archäologen deutscher Sprache. Reinhard Lullies, ed. Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1988: 122-123; Wahl, Volker. “Botho Graef: der ‘leidenschafliche Wortführer der Jenaer Intellektuellen.” in, Junge, Henricke, ed. Avantgarde und Publikum: zur Rezeption avantagardistischer Kunst in Deutschland, 1905-1933. Vienna: Böhler, 1992, pp. 119-128.