member In 1979 he was honored on his 90th birthday by exhibitions in Berlin, Bremen, Cologne and Nuremberg, as well as by the award of the Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1980 the American Academy of Letters, New York, made him an honorary member, together with Max Ernst and Karlheinz Stockhausen. In 1991 10778 Marcks (1991 gn10), a minor planet (asteroid) was discovered on 9 April, and named in his honor. Gallery See also Der Rufer References External links Gerhard Marcks Haus, Bremen Works by Marcks on cats, at website The Great Cat Gerhard Marcks Collection at Luther College Marguerite Wildenhain and the Bauhaus (includes images, texts and letters about Gerhard Marcks, Wildenhain's Bauhaus master and close friend) 1889 births 1981 deaths Academic staff of the Bauhaus German sculptors German male sculptors German Army personnel of World War I Artists from Berlin People from the Province of Brandenburg Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 20th-century sculptors Academic staff of the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg Olympic competitors in art competitions