Bernhard Heisig and the Fight for Modern Art in East Germany
One of the first books to extend the currently burgeoning scholarship on East Germany to the visual arts, revealing that painting, like literature and film, was a space of contestation
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Melton : Boydell & Brewer,
2018
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Ser
v.Volume 194 |
| Schlagworte: | Modernism (Art) Art and society Modernism (Art)-Germany Art and society-Germany Heisig, Bernhard Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (282 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | One of the first books to extend the currently burgeoning scholarship on East Germany to the visual arts, revealing that painting, like literature and film, was a space of contestation Frontcover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Why Heisig Matters -- 1 From the Nazi Past to the Cold War Present -- 2 Art for an Educated Nation -- 3 Against the Wall: Murals, Modern Art, and Controversy -- 4 The Contentious Emergence of the "Leipzig School" -- 5 Portraying Workers and Revolutionaries -- Conclusion: The Quintessential German Artist -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (282 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781787443495 1787443493 9781640140318 164014031X |