The Metropolis
Catalogue
- Year
- 1925
- Dimensions
- 18.9 × 13 cm (7 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- John Heartfield
Artist
Photography
John Heartfield was a German visual artist who pioneered the use of art as a political weapon. Some of his most famous photomontages were anti-Nazi and anti-fascist statements. Heartfield also created book jackets for book authors, such as Upton Sinclair, as well as stage sets for contemporary playwrights, such as Bertolt Brecht and Erwin Piscator.
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John Heartfield und die Kunst der Photomontage
1957 · Printed book with photomontage compositions and two-color photomontage wrappers
Petrolejári (The Oil Men)
1937 · Printed book with two-color photomontage wrappers
Dobry voják Svejk (Good Soldier Schweik)
1936 · Letterpress
FREM
1934 · Illustrated periodical with photomontage wrappers
Miluji (I Love)
1934 · Printed book with typographically designed cover, two-color photomontage wrappers bound in
Revolutionary Museum of the USSR: October Letter Series—German Communist Party Posters (Muzei revoliutsii SSSR: otkrytie pisma seriia—Plakaty kompatrii germanii)
1933 · Set of 23 color lithographs on tan wove card in case
Record
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- John Heartfield
- Year
- 1925
- Dimensions
- 18.9 × 13 cm (7 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1925-126189
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified