Heinrich Danioth

His career began in 1916 when he started work in the Vaterhaus in Altdorf as a freelance artist in his personal studio.

After some time in active service, he gave up a position as a church painter in Upper Valais in 1919 "for artistic reasons of conscience".

Throughout 1920-21, he attended the master class of the German expressionist August Babberger at the Baden State Art School in Karlsruhe.

Some of Danioth’s most notable works include the murals, "Tellsprung" and "Rütlischwur", on the walls of the Tellspielhaus, an Altdorf theatre, in 1927.

Another notable work is the large-format mural "Föhnwacht", created on behalf of the Federal Art Commission.

A sculptor named Hans von Matt initiated the project after calls to decorate the waiting hall of the new SBB station in Flüelen.