John Heartfield: Leben und Werk. Dargestellt von Seinem Bruder.
Dresden: Veb Verlag Der Kunst, (1976). 386 pp., [2]. Illus. with 95 plates + 87 additional photos and drawings. Sm. 4to. Cloth. Dritten auflage. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a few minor repairs. Item #26556
John Heartfield, born Helmuth Herzfelde (1891-1968), German photomontagist, draughtsman, typographer, and stage designer. During the Weimar period he became a member of the Berlin DADA group. He used his collage work as a political medium, incorporating images from the political journals of the day. He edited 'Der DADA' and organized the First International DADA Fair in Berlin in 1920. Sharply critical of the Weimar Republic, Heartfield’s work was banned during the Third Reich, then rediscovered in the Democratic Republic in the late 1950s. He has been a strong influence on artists and graphic designers since.
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