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Heartfield, John
German (1891-1968)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Bevor der Krieg euch fallt, muss er fallen! Schafft die Volksfront, die den Frieden sichert!
PUBLISHED TITLE: He must fall, before the war fells you! Create the Popular Front ...
JOURNAL TITLE: "AIZ, Das Illustrierte Volksblatt", May 27, 1936, p. 352

1936
PUBLISHER: Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung
rotogravure print, rephotographed montage with typography
38.0 x 26.7 cm.
Museum Purchase; ex-collection Barbara Morgan
GEH NEG: 24375
76:0076:0002

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Szarkowski, John. --Photography Until Now.-- New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1989. p. 204.//
Evans, David. --John Heartfield: Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung Volks Illustrierte, 1930-1938.-- New York: Kent Fine Art, Inc., 1992. p. 373.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Photography Until Now", US, NY, New York, Museum of Modern Art - International Council Gall February 14 - May 29, 1990.//
"Montage and Modern Life: 1919-1942", US, MA, Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art, April 8 - June 22, 1992. (Traveled).//

INSCRIPTION: recto-(printed) "AIZ Das Illustrierte Volksblatt" "Bevor der Krieg euch fallt, muss er fallen! Schafft die Volksfront, die den Frieden sichert!" "Fotomontage: John Heartfiled" ["He must fall, before the war fells you! Create the Popular Front that will secure the peace!"]

NOTES: Catalogued 7/89, DZ. "The flag displays the symbols of the Communists (hammer and sickle) and the Social Democrats (three arrows). The "war machine" has Goring's head." [Evans, p. 372]

SUBJECT: genre, political

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