(Berlin, Germany, 1891 - 1968, East Berlin, Germany)
1933
Photogravure
14 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (37.6 x 26.2 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Gift of Roger R. Smith
1991.36
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Hitler’s economic recovery program included compulsory manual labor for all males and massive public and private construction projects to provide relief from rampant unemployment. Heartfield mocks Hitler’s background as both a house and fine art painter by using the word anschmieren, which means both to daub (apply paint crudely) and to swindle.