For the program "Hello Germany" is an interesting film about the Altelier Dethleffs caravan was filmed.

A difficult legacy  1933 – 1945
 (Dr. Uwe Degreif)

Exhibition at the Museum Biberach
Museumstraße 6
88400 Biberach an der Riss

Later, Dawn of Modern Art – 1900–1933
(Dr. Uwe Degreif)

Exhibition at the Town Gallerie "Fruchtkasten" in
88416 Ochsenhausen

Besides the family portrait by Fridel Dethleffs-Edelmann, the Dethleffs gallery provided a caravan model as a permanent loan.

For the preparation of the opening, Dr. R. Lächele, Mr. H. Binder, MA and Mrs. S Schaefer ("The Company historian") visted the studio Dethleffs on behalf of the KSK Ravensburg (district savings bank Ravensburg). On 4 and 5 April 2012, they photographed old exhibits, more than 20 photo albums and important text documents.

In September 2011, Mrs. Bettina Oechsle published her master's thesis at the University of Bristol (UK), entitled:

"Self-Portrait in A Painting Smock in The Context of Time and Place"

For the preparation of her thesis, the young art historian could take a look at all artworks in the house of the Dethleffs family. In doing so, she also got to know the atmosphere of the family's home and the gallery.

Self-portrait
Oil on canvas 1932
CID no. 152100
Collection: Pinakothek der Moderne - Munich Bavarian State Painting Collection
inter alia shown:
Book Cover: The painter Fridel Dethleffs-Edelmann v Prof Dr H Hofstätter; catalog of the exhibition at Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe p.41
inter alia issued in:
Forum Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe - 2000 - last in the Guggenheim Museum in New York - 2010 and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in 2011

The key figures for the exhibition: posters personally distributed in Ravensburg: 86 invitations by letter: 3,000 Visitors: 110 Open on days: 13

Ladies and Gentlemen,

1931 - ie 70 years ago - the first caravan was built in Germany. It was built in 1931 by Dethleffs here in Isny​​. That was the reason for the Dethleffs to celebrate a feast. At this festival the Dethleffs also wanted an exhibition with pictures from these 70 years. Therefore, my staff asked for pictures with you, Mr Riedle. From this question, this exhibition has developed here. It is a unique combination of art, photos and diary notes about the journeys of the Hymer family.

Some of these artworks and photos I've learned to know during my visits earlier in this house Dethleffs. Today I like to remember these works, but especially the conversations with the family Dethleffs. The center of the family was then Dethleffs who built the Caravan in the former sporting goods factory. Her husband as the center also stressed woman Fridel Dethleffs-Edelmann again - see here the three Dethleffs left on the wall in the family portrait.

In your sympathetic nature woman Fridel Dethleffs Edelmann has never made ​​their own contribution to this development in the foreground. The proportion of women in the construction of the Dethleffs Caravan is greater than has been suspected. She was the fact that had been registered in 1924 in her diary about a trip from Karlsruhe to Oberstdorf following:

"Monday night, made ​​plans for our future living car" This Monday night was the 6 October 1924! Sure you ask yourself: Why has it taken so long then - from 1924 to 1931 - to the construction of the first caravan in Isny​​? The answer is simple: It has its plane not on this Monday evening - Dethleffs forged, but - now that must be told - with artist friend Hans Schöpflin. Dethleffs know it until later, and learned to love. Aristotle married in Fridel 1931. What's husband may be surprised that Dethleffs immediately began after his marriage to fulfill his desire for a woman whose home car?

With the fulfillment of this desire, the former sporting goods factory has developed to work Dethleffs caravans. With your own car, the family living Dethleffs has made many, many trips. On these trips many impressions have been collected, processed into works of art: to works of Mrs. Fridel Dethleffs-Edelmann and her daughter Ursula.

Today we are fortunate to rediscover the result of many trips to photos, pictures and diary entries. That is the reason for me to thank the Dethleffs Family: I would like to thank the three Hobby for the development of the caravan and its art. Many thanks to you, Mr. Riedle, for the care of works of art Dethleffs in our region.