John Heartfield
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33 Photomontages (33 Fotomontagen)
ca. 1918 - 1938 (published 1976)20th century
John Heartfield, German, (1891–1968)
Object Type:
photographs
Medium and Support:
Portfolio of collotypes
Edition:
Ubersetzungen der Texte ins Englische, John Peet 2. Aufl. Dresden, VEB Verlag der Kunst, 1976 (© 1974). 46 pages, 27 cm.; portfolio of 36 [typo for 33?] unbound plates, illustrated (some in color), 66 cm. Text in German and English. Issued in a box. Includes biographical essay by Gertrud Heartfield and historical notes by Walter Wimmer.
Credit Line:
Print Reference Library transfer, 1986
Accession Number:
1986.4.2
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- caricatures - Use for representations, often portraits, that exaggerate certain features or characteristics to humorous or ludicrous effect. [April 1991 descriptor moved.]
- Germany - TGN 7000084 ("state" carried for all German states to avoid ambiguities, e.g. re: “Berlin”)
- photomontages - Use for combinations of photographic images, or photographic with other images, such as architectural drawings, usually arranged into a somewhat unified image. For photographs produced by printing two or more negatives as one unified image, use "composite photographs." When pieces of photographs or other relatively flat materials are pasted together into less unified images, use "collages." [April 1991 descriptor moved.]
- politics
- portfolios (groups of works) - Use when a group of works is brought together such as to exemplify the work of an artist or student, or if the works (usually by one artist) are issued or housed together in a portfolio.
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Credit Caption
John Heartfield, German, (1891–1968) . 33 Photomontages (33 Fotomontagen), ca. 1918 - 1938 (published 1976). Portfolio of collotypes. : mm (in.). DAC accession number 1986.4.2. Print Reference Library transfer, 1986.