Artists under Hitler : collaboration and survival in Nazi Germany /
Petropoulos, Jonathan,
Artists under Hitler : collaboration and survival in Nazi Germany / Jonathan Petropoulos. - New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014] - xiii, 407 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A nuanced analysis of prominent modernist German artists who rejected exile during the Nazi era. A penetrating inquiry into the motives, moral dilemmas, and compromises of Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde, and other celebrated artists who chose to remain in Nazi Germany "What are we to make of those cultural figures, many with significant international reputations, who tried to find accommodation with the Nazi regime?" Jonathan Petropoulos asks in this exploration of some of the most acute moral questions of the Third Reich. In his nuanced analysis of prominent German artists, architects, composers, film directors, painters, and writers who rejected exile, choosing instead to stay during Germany's darkest period, Petropoulos shows how individuals variously dealt with the regime's public opposition to modern art. His findings explode the myth that all modern artists were anti-Nazi and all Nazis anti-modernist. Artists Under Hitler closely examines cases of artists who failed in their attempts to find accommodation with the Nazi regime (Walter Gropius, Paul Hindemith, Gottfried Benn, Ernst Barlach, Emil Nolde) as well as others whose desire for official acceptance was realized (Richard Strauss, Gustaf Grndgens, Leni Riefenstahl, Arno Breker, Albert Speer). Collectively these ten figures illuminate the complex cultural history of Nazi Germany, while individually they provide haunting portraits of people facingexcruciating choices and grave moral questions.
9780300197471 (hbk.) : 25.00
2014021451
National socialism and art.
Arts, German--20th century.
Artists--Social conditions--Germany--20th century.
The arts: general issues
Biography: arts & entertainment
Germany
Inter-war period c 1919 to c 1939
History of art
European history
History
Biography: general
General & world history
Social & cultural history
Individual architects & architectural firms
Composers & songwriters
Individual artists, art monographs
Musicians, singers, bands & groups
Individual photographers
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
Modernism
Art and Design.
Germany--Social conditions--1933-1945.
NX180.N37 / P48 2014
701.03094309033
Artists under Hitler : collaboration and survival in Nazi Germany / Jonathan Petropoulos. - New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014] - xiii, 407 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A nuanced analysis of prominent modernist German artists who rejected exile during the Nazi era. A penetrating inquiry into the motives, moral dilemmas, and compromises of Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde, and other celebrated artists who chose to remain in Nazi Germany "What are we to make of those cultural figures, many with significant international reputations, who tried to find accommodation with the Nazi regime?" Jonathan Petropoulos asks in this exploration of some of the most acute moral questions of the Third Reich. In his nuanced analysis of prominent German artists, architects, composers, film directors, painters, and writers who rejected exile, choosing instead to stay during Germany's darkest period, Petropoulos shows how individuals variously dealt with the regime's public opposition to modern art. His findings explode the myth that all modern artists were anti-Nazi and all Nazis anti-modernist. Artists Under Hitler closely examines cases of artists who failed in their attempts to find accommodation with the Nazi regime (Walter Gropius, Paul Hindemith, Gottfried Benn, Ernst Barlach, Emil Nolde) as well as others whose desire for official acceptance was realized (Richard Strauss, Gustaf Grndgens, Leni Riefenstahl, Arno Breker, Albert Speer). Collectively these ten figures illuminate the complex cultural history of Nazi Germany, while individually they provide haunting portraits of people facingexcruciating choices and grave moral questions.
9780300197471 (hbk.) : 25.00
2014021451
National socialism and art.
Arts, German--20th century.
Artists--Social conditions--Germany--20th century.
The arts: general issues
Biography: arts & entertainment
Germany
Inter-war period c 1919 to c 1939
History of art
European history
History
Biography: general
General & world history
Social & cultural history
Individual architects & architectural firms
Composers & songwriters
Individual artists, art monographs
Musicians, singers, bands & groups
Individual photographers
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
Modernism
Art and Design.
Germany--Social conditions--1933-1945.
NX180.N37 / P48 2014
701.03094309033