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Heartfield, John
German (1891-1968)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Auch ein Propagandaminister
TRANSLATED TITLE: Also a propaganda minister
JOURNAL TITLE: "AIZ, Das Illustrierte Volksblatt", August 22, 1935, p. 544

1935
PUBLISHER: Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung
rotogravure print, rephotographed montage with typography
37.8 x 26.8 cm.
Museum Purchase; ex-collection Barbara Morgan
GEH NEG: 24378
76:0076:0004

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: Evans, David. --John Heartfield: Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung Volks Illustrierte, 1930-1938.-- New York: Kent Fine Art, Inc., 1992. p. 305.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY: "Montage and Modern Life: 1919-1942", US, MA, Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art, April 8 - June 22, 1992. (Traveled).//

INSCRIPTION: recto-(printed) "Auch ein Propagandaminister" "Hitler: 'Goebbels, Goebbels, gib mir meine Millionen wieder'" "Fotomontage: John Heartfield" ["Hitler: 'Goebbels, Goebbels, give me back my millions!'"]

NOTES: Catalogued 9/89, DZ. "On 3 August the Gestapo arrested eight high functionaries of the propaganda ministry. Superficial examination was sufficient to conclusively prove embezzlement amounting to millions. Prager Presse 10 August 1935" "Every observer in Germany who is able to listen even a little to the people must agree that Hitler has lost millions of followers since the Saar plebiscite. Press report, August 1935" [Evans, p. 304]

SUBJECT: genre, political

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