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THE FOUNDER
Arnulf Erich Stegmann
(1912-1984)
Founder and first president of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists of the World. Born on March 4, 1912 in Darmstadt, Germany. Died on September 5, 1984 in Deisenhofen near Munich. At the age of two Stegmann lost the use of both arms and hands from polio. At that young age his artistic talents were already recognized and supported by his teachers. He was able to paint and spatula in oil at the same degree as he mastered water colors. He could draw on stone with a feather or an engraving tool as well as make linoleum cuts, wood cuts and sculptures -- all of which he did with the tool in his mouth...
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By organizing a wide range of exhibitions, selling original art works and permitting publishing houses to reproduce their works as art greeting cards and calendars, the Association, which was founded at the initiative of mouth painter Arnulf Erich Stegmann (1912-1984), ensures that physically handicapped artists can achieve full self-fulfilment... (excerpt from the AMFPA-Worldwide netsite text of Marlyse Tovae, President of the AMFPA)
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