Early Life, Family and Training Otmar Alt was born on July 17, 1940, in Wernigerode, Germany. He was the son of Rudlof Hermann Alt and Dorothea Stiemke Alt. The trajectory of his early years was disrupted in 1945 when his family's home was destroyed by bombing during World War II. This loss of assets and stability forced the family to move frequently, a period of displacement that preceded his formal entry into the arts. His technica…