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Historical Artist - John Heartfield (1891 - 1968)
John Heartfield was a leading designer, painter, and journalist of the Dada movement in Berlin.
He mostly remembered for pioneering and mastering the art of photomontage. His work is often an
attack on German nationalism, militarism and Nazism, a cause that was fueled by the First World
War. During this time, he anglicized his name from Helmut Herzfelde as an additional form of
protest. After receiving difficulty from the Nazis because of his work, he left for London in
1938 and produced designs for Penguin Books. In 1950, Heartfield returned to Berlin and died in
his native city. His photomontages satirising Adolf Hitler and the Nazis often subverted Nazi
symbols such as the swastika in order to undermine their propaganda message.
Contemporary German Artists
Art Galleries in Germany
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