An Artist Against the Third Reich: Ernst Barlach, 1933-1938

by Peter Paret

Book Overview

The conflict between National Socialism and Ernst Barlach, one of the important sculptors of the twentieth century, is an unusual episode in the history of Hitler's efforts to rid Germany of 'international modernism.' Barlach did not passively accept the destruction of his sculptures, but protested the injustice, and continued his work. Peter Paret's discussion of Barlach's art and struggle over creative freedom, is joined to an analysis of Barlach's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052182138X
• ISBN13: 9780521821384
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"