John Heartfield
(Berlin, Germany, 1891 - 1968, East Berlin, Germany)
HITLER ERZÄHLT MÄRCHEN (HITLER TELLS FAIRY TALES)
1933
Photogravure
14 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. (37.6 x 26.4 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of Roger R. Smith
1991.10
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
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Earlier this year, Heartfield had parodied Hitler as an angel of peace (see 1 June 1933 montage) and placed him inside a somewhat fractured fairy tale setting (see 24 August 1933 montage).
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Commercial ArtGermany
Propaganda
Politics
Photomontage
World War II
Photogravure