John heartfield

John Heartfield (Helmut Herzfeld). Maquette for covers of the journal Die Rote Fahne (The red flag), vol. 11, no. 201, and the brochure Hurra! Der Panzerkreuzer A ist da! (Hooray! The battle cruiser A has arrived!). 1928. Gelatin silver print with ink. 8 1/4 × 6 1/8" (21 × 15.5 cm). The Merrill C. Berman Collection. Acquired through the generosity of David Dechman and Michel Mercure. 436.2018. © The Heartfield Community of Heirs / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn…

the politically charged photo-collages of John Heartfield (Helmut Herzfeld) One of the first to use photocollage/photomontage techniques to create works that served as political weapons, Artist John Heartfield (Helmut Herzfeld) created anto-nazi and anti-fascist works that were profoundly powerful, yet oftentimes extremely simple, political statements. During the first world war, Heartfield changed his name from the germanic Helmut Herzfeld to the Anglicized John Heartfield as a means of…

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John Heartfield Biography by his grandson, John J Heartfield, on the Official John Heartfield Exhibition. Discover the famous political artist

German antiwar art. John Heartfield's life & work: from graphic design to anti-Nazi satirist. His posters show motives behind war for profit

You wouldn't think that something as innocent as an oak tree would receive so much attention. The image of the oak symbolizes the...

Answer: George Grosz and John Heartfield, The Worlddada Richard Hulsenbeck, c. 1919

London’s Tate Modern art gallery is hosting a temporary exhibition of John Heartfield’s political photomontages from the 1930s, drawn mainly from the collection of British photojournalist David King.