John Heartfield
(Berlin, Germany, 1891 - 1968, East Berlin, Germany)
Gesang der Antisemiten
1935
Photogravure
14 7/8 x 20 7/8 in. (37.8 x 53.1 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of Roger R. Smith
1991.13
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
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On September 15, after a summer rife with anti-Semitic assaults, vandalism and boycotts, national anti-Semitic laws were enacted. By showing a range of people heartily singing, Heartfield suggests that the average citizen, not just Nazi Party members, supported these policies. Heartfield’s montage is the back of the publication, the issue’s cover is an anonymous documentary image of American social unrest showing California strikers who have been tarred and feathered by “public forces.”
Keywords
PoliticsWorld War II
Photomontage
Commercial Art
Photogravure
Germany
Propaganda