Author : Peter Paret
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003-03-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 052182138X
An Artist Against the Third Reich by Peter Paret Pdf
The conflict between National Socialism and Ernst Barlach, one of the important sculptors of the twentieth century, is an unusual episode in the history of Hitler's efforts to rid Germany of 'international modernism'. Barlach did not passively accept the destruction of his sculptures. He protested the injustice, and continued his work. The author's discussion of Barlach's art and struggle over creative freedom, are joined to an analysis of Barlach's opponents. Peter Paret's fine study of an artist in a time of crisis seamlessly combines the history of modern Germany and the history of modern art.