Josef HEHL (* 1885, † 1953)

1885
born in Speldorf (Lower Rhine), Germany

1897-1911
brickworker

1910
foundation of the “Kunsttöpferei Gebrüder Hehl” in Rheinhausen

1912-1929
takeover of a pottery in Krefeld (from 1913 without brother)

1920
fresh start after return from war captivity

1929-1953
studio and house in Xanten, provided by the district Moers

1945
partial destruction of the house, studio and works by bomb attack

1953
died in Xanten, Germany

Source:
– Verein Stadtkultur Xanten e.V., Regionalmuseum Xanten (ed.): Josef Hehl, 1885 bis 1953, Xanten 2003, pp. 136-138.