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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

More Information

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).

Keywords
Commercial Art
Germany
Propaganda
Politics
Photomontage
World War II
Photogravure