John Heartfield
(Berlin, Germany, 1891 - 1968, East Berlin, Germany)
Krisenfestes Rindvieh (Crisis-free cattle)
1934
Photogravure
14 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (37.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of Roger R. Smith
1991.16
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
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The cow cries as it feeds on itself. AIZ presented the destruction of cattle in Denmark because of alleged overproduction as a classic instance of the irrationality of capitalism.
Keywords
PropagandaCommercial Art
Germany
World War II
Photogravure
Politics
Photomontage