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John Heartfield

(Berlin, Germany, 1891 - 1968, East Berlin, Germany)

Goebbels-Rezept gegen die Lebensmittelnot in Deutschland

1935

Photogravure

14 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. (36.8 x 26.4 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Museum Acquisition Fund

1979.25

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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Schmalz is a Jewish term for rendered chicken fat, although in German the word can also mean rendered pig or goose fat. Schmalz is used for frying or as a spread on bread in Jewish, German and Polish cuisine. This horrific image was on the magazine’s back cover. Inside was an article comparing the availability and prices of food in Germany and the Soviet Union.

Keywords
Photomontage
Commercial Art
World War II
Photogravure
Propaganda
Germany
Photography
Politics