Painter. He gained fame in the Bonn region of Germany as the "everyone paints man". In the evenings, he would travel through Bonn's bars and cafés, offering his services to the guests there. For a scant fee, he sketched his customers, interpreted their handwriting or dreams and carried out facial analysis, becoming a celebrity in Bonn's bar scene. He usually addressed people with the same phrase, "Everyone paint here?", which also earned him his nickname. Born Ferdinand Johannes Godde, his professional name was Jan Loh. He had no professional training as an artist but started with much talent at age eleven. After World War II, he was employed as a government agent working with printing machines for thirty years. As an elderly man, he died after a fall. On August 25, 2020, the city council of Bonn elected in his honor an area behind city hall as Jan-Loh-Platz
Painter. He gained fame in the Bonn region of Germany as the "everyone paints man". In the evenings, he would travel through Bonn's bars and cafés, offering his services to the guests there. For a scant fee, he sketched his customers, interpreted their handwriting or dreams and carried out facial analysis, becoming a celebrity in Bonn's bar scene. He usually addressed people with the same phrase, "Everyone paint here?", which also earned him his nickname. Born Ferdinand Johannes Godde, his professional name was Jan Loh. He had no professional training as an artist but started with much talent at age eleven. After World War II, he was employed as a government agent working with printing machines for thirty years. As an elderly man, he died after a fall. On August 25, 2020, the city council of Bonn elected in his honor an area behind city hall as Jan-Loh-Platz
Bio by: Pascal K.
Gravesite Details
After cremation, his urn was interred in the Ruhestatte Family plot on April 14, 2018.
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