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Heartfield, John
German (1891-1968)

TITLE ON OBJECT: O du frohliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Zeit
TRANSLATED TITLE: O Joyful, O blessed, miracle-bringing time
JOURNAL TITLE: "AIZ, Das Illustrierte Volksblatt", December 26, 1935, p. 832

1935
PUBLISHER: Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung
rotogravure print, rephotographed montage with typography
38.3 x 26.6 cm.
Museum Purchase; ex-collection Barbara Morgan
GEH NEG: 24381
76:0076:0029

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Sobieszek, Robert A. --Masterpieces of Photography from the George Eastman House Collections.-- New York: Abbeville Press, 1985. p. 287.//
Evans, David. --John Heartfield: Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung Volks Illustrierte, 1930-1938.-- New York: Kent Fine Art, Inc., 1992. p. 335.//

Deutsche Akademie der Kunste and Wurttembergischer Kunstverein. --John Heartfield/George Grosz.-- Stuttgart, 1969. p. 48.//
Neue Gesellschaft fur bildende Kunst. --John Heartfield.-- Berlin, 1969. p.84.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Composite Imagery 1850-1935 - The Early History of Photomontage", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, October 27, 1978 - February 18, 1979.//
"Acquisitions 1973-1980", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, June 12 - September 20, 1981.//
"Images of Excellence", US, NY, Rochester, GEH - Brackett Clark Gallery, January 1 - April 26, 1987. (Traveled).//

INSCRIPTION: recto-(printed on image, lower right corner) "Fotomontage: John Heartfield"

NOTES: Catalogued 4/85, RAS/KC, updated 5/93, DZ. "O du frohliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit!" (O Joyful, O blessed miriacle-bringing Christmas time!) is a carol based on a Sicilian folk tune. The German text by Johannes Falk (1767-1826) date from 1816. [Evans, p. 334]

SUBJECT: symbol, political

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